#053e97

Color #053e97

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#053e97

RGB

rgb(5, 62, 151)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 93.6%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 96.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(96.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(28.67, 20.66, -53.1)

LCH

lch(28.67, 56.98, 291.26)

OKLCH

oklch(39.2%, 0.1559, 260.29)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 2%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#975e05

Analogous

#058797

#053e97

#150597

Triadic

#053e97

#97053e

#3e9705

Split-complementary

#053e97

#971505

#879705

Tetradic

#053e97

#5e0597

#975e05

#3e9705

Square

#053e97

#970587

#975e05

#059715

Shades

Color #053e97 mixed toward black.

#04347e

#032965

#021f4c

#021532

#010a19

Tints

Color #053e97 mixed toward white.

#0755d0

#1b71f7

#5494f9

#8db8fb

#c6dbfd

Tones

Color #053e97 mixed toward gray.

#11418b

#1d437f

#2a4673

#364966

#424b5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292988 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#262184 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#0d7a77 · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 25.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #053e97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#053e97]

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

#053e97 (#053e97) is rgb(5, 62, 151) in RGB.

No, #053e97 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #053e97, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast