#053581

Color #053581

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#053581

RGB

rgb(5, 53, 129)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 92.5%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 96.1%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(96.1%, 58.9%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(24.2, 17.7, -46.77)

LCH

lch(24.2, 50.01, 290.73)

OKLCH

oklch(35.3%, 0.1373, 260.19)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 2%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#815105

Analogous

#057381

#053581

#130581

Triadic

#053581

#810535

#358105

Split-complementary

#053581

#811305

#738105

Tetradic

#053581

#510581

#815105

#358105

Square

#053581

#810573

#815105

#058113

Shades

Color #053581 mixed toward black.

#042c6c

#032356

#031b41

#02122b

#010916

Tints

Color #053581 mixed toward white.

#074ebd

#0e67f6

#4a8df8

#86b3fa

#c3d9fd

Tones

Color #053581 mixed toward gray.

#0f3777

#1a3a6c

#243c62

#2e3e58

#39414d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.83:1

White text reads better on this background (11.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222374 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#201c71 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#0b6966 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #053581;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#053581]

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

#053581 (#053581) is rgb(5, 53, 129) in RGB.

No, #053581 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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