#053c8f

Color #053c8f

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#053c8f

RGB

rgb(5, 60, 143)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 93.2%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 96.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(96.5%, 58%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(27.43, 18.69, -50.23)

LCH

lch(27.43, 53.59, 290.41)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.1476, 259.89)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f5805

Analogous

#05818f

#053c8f

#13058f

Triadic

#053c8f

#8f053c

#3c8f05

Split-complementary

#053c8f

#8f1305

#818f05

Tetradic

#053c8f

#58058f

#8f5805

#3c8f05

Square

#053c8f

#8f0581

#8f5805

#058f13

Shades

Color #053c8f mixed toward black.

#043277

#03285f

#031e47

#021430

#010a18

Tints

Color #053c8f mixed toward white.

#0754c9

#166ff7

#5093f9

#8ab7fb

#c5dbfd

Tones

Color #053c8f mixed toward gray.

#113e83

#1c4178

#27436c

#334561

#3e4855

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.05:1

White text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272881 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#24207d · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#0c7471 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 24.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #053c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#053c8f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#053c8f (#053c8f) is rgb(5, 60, 143) in RGB.

No, #053c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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