#0853cd

Color #0853cd

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#0853cd

RGB

rgb(8, 83, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 92.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 96.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(96.1%, 59.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(38.97, 28.41, -68.32)

LCH

lch(38.97, 73.99, 292.58)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.2004, 260.93)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 3.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd8208

Analogous

#08b6cd

#0853cd

#2008cd

Triadic

#0853cd

#cd0853

#53cd08

Split-complementary

#0853cd

#cd2008

#b6cd08

Tetradic

#0853cd

#8208cd

#cd8208

#53cd08

Square

#0853cd

#cd08b6

#cd8208

#08cd20

Shades

Color #0853cd mixed toward black.

#0745ab

#053789

#042967

#031c44

#010e22

Tints

Color #0853cd mixed toward white.

#1168f6

#4186f8

#70a4f9

#a0c3fb

#cfe1fd

Tones

Color #0853cd mixed toward gray.

#1857bd

#295bac

#395f9c

#4a638b

#5a677b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3738b9 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#342eb3 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#13a6a2 · ΔE 41.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #0853cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0853cd]

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

#0853cd (#0853cd) is rgb(8, 83, 205) in RGB.

No, #0853cd 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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