Close to Midnight Blue
#050249
#050249 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 0.8% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 243°, with 95% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #050249.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
18.90:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.11:1 FailThis color as text on white
18.90:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.11:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #050249 as they’d see it.
#050249 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #050249
What color is #050249?
#050249 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 0.8% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 243°, with 95% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #050249 in RGB?
#050249 is rgb(5, 2, 73): 5 red, 2 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #050249 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(93, 97, 0, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #050249?
PANTONE 275 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #050249?
Its complement #141200 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.