#052b66

Color #052b66

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#052b66

RGB

rgb(5, 43, 102)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 90.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 95.1%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.1%, 57.8%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(18.88, 13.16, -38.13)

LCH

lch(18.88, 40.34, 289.04)

OKLCH

oklch(30.5%, 0.112, 259.61)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 2%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#664005

Analogous

#055c66

#052b66

#100566

Triadic

#052b66

#66052b

#2b6605

Split-complementary

#052b66

#661005

#5c6605

Tetradic

#052b66

#400566

#664005

#2b6605

Square

#052b66

#66055c

#664005

#056610

Shades

Color #052b66 mixed toward black.

#042455

#031d44

#021633

#020e22

#010711

Tints

Color #052b66 mixed toward white.

#0846a6

#0b61e6

#3f86f6

#7faff9

#bfd7fc

Tones

Color #052b66 mixed toward gray.

#0d2d5e

#152f56

#1d304e

#253246

#2d343e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1c1c5c · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#191759 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#095350 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #052b66;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#052b66]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#052b66 (#052b66) is rgb(5, 43, 102) in RGB.

No, #052b66 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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