Close to Medium Blue
#0502BF
#0502BF is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 0.8% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 241°, with 98% saturation and 38% 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 #0502BF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.88:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.77:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.88:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.77:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0502BF as they’d see it.
#0502BF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #0502BF
What color is #0502BF?
#0502BF is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 0.8% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 241°, with 98% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #0502BF in RGB?
#0502BF is rgb(5, 2, 191): 5 red, 2 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0502BF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 99, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0502BF?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0502BF?
Its complement #393A00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.