#1c53b8

Color #1c53b8

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1c53b8

RGB

rgb(28, 83, 184)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 73.6%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 84.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(37.65, 21.12, -58.23)

LCH

lch(37.65, 61.94, 289.94)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.1701, 261.31)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 11%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8811c

Analogous

#1ca1b8

#1c53b8

#331cb8

Triadic

#1c53b8

#b81c53

#53b81c

Split-complementary

#1c53b8

#b8331c

#a1b81c

Tetradic

#1c53b8

#811cb8

#b8811c

#53b81c

Square

#1c53b8

#b81ca1

#b8811c

#1cb833

Shades

Color #1c53b8 mixed toward black.

#174599

#13377b

#0e2a5c

#091c3d

#050e1f

Tints

Color #1c53b8 mixed toward white.

#2868de

#5386e5

#7ea4eb

#a9c3f2

#d4e1f8

Tones

Color #1c53b8 mixed toward gray.

#2957ab

#365b9e

#435f91

#506284

#5d6677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3ca7 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#3834a2 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#219793 · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c53b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c53b8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#1c53b8 (#1c53b8) is rgb(28, 83, 184) in RGB.

No, #1c53b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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