Palettes / Colors / #050DFD

#050DFD — Vivid Blue

#050DFD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #050DFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#050DFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDF408; it also sits naturally between #088AFD and #7A08FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 2% · Green 5% · Blue 99%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #050DFD

.text { color: #050DFD; }
.background { background-color: #050DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #050DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 13, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 98%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #050DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 13, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #050DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 13, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#050DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#050DFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDF408:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #050DFD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #050DFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #050DFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #050DFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #050DFC  ·  #050DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #050DFD?

#050DFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 5, 13, 253). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #050DFD?

#050DFD is RGB 5, 13, 253 — HSL 238°, 98%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 95%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #050DFD?

Its complement is #FDF408; analogous partners are #088AFD and #7A08FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #050DFD for text?

White text on #050DFD has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.48:1.