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#050EFC

#050EFC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 5.5% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 98% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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Black text on this color

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #050EFC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#050EFC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #050EFC?

#050EFC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 5.5% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 98% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #050EFC in RGB?

#050EFC is rgb(5, 14, 252): 5 red, 14 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #050EFC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(98, 94, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #050EFC?

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 #050EFC?

Its complement #524F02 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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