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#053CD9

#053cd9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#053cd9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 23.53% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.7% cyan, 72.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 224.43°, with 95.5% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #053cd9
  2. #d9a205

Split complementary

  1. #053cd9
  2. #d93805
  3. #a6d905

Analogous

  1. #05a6d9
  2. #053cd9
  3. #3805d9

Triadic

  1. #053cd9
  2. #d9053c
  3. #3cd905

Tetradic

  1. #053cd9
  2. #a205d9
  3. #d9a205
  4. #3cd905

Square

  1. #053cd9
  2. #d905a6
  3. #d9a205
  4. #05d938

Monochromatic

  1. #021343
  2. #03278e
  3. #053cd9
  4. #3065fa
  5. #7b9cfc

Shades

#053cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #053cd9
  2. #0536c3
  3. #0430ae
  4. #042a98
  5. #032482
  6. #031e6d
  7. #021857
  8. #021241
  9. #010c2b
  10. #010616
  11. #000000

Tints

#053cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #053cd9
  2. #1e50dd
  3. #3763e1
  4. #5077e4
  5. #698ae8
  6. #829eec
  7. #9bb1f0
  8. #b4c5f4
  9. #cdd8f7
  10. #e6ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#053cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #053cd9
  2. #1143d0
  3. #1e4ac7
  4. #2a50be
  5. #3657b5
  6. #435ead
  7. #4f65a4
  8. #5b6c9b
  9. #677292
  10. #747989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4a9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-053cd9 {
  color: #053cd9;
}
Background
.bg-053cd9 {
  background-color: #053cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-053cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #053cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #053cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 60 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-053cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #053cd9, #3805d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-053cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 60 217 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.74 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.25 #fac326 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#053cd9  rgb(5, 60, 217)  hsl(224, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#d9a205  rgb(217, 162, 5)  hsl(44, 96%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#d9053c  rgb(217, 5, 60)  hsl(344, 96%, 44%)  Crimson
#3cd905  rgb(60, 217, 5)  hsl(104, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green