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#051033 Color

#051033 is rgb(5, 16, 51) in RGB, hsl(226, 82%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(90%, 69%, 0%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#051033
HEX#051033
RGBrgb(5, 16, 51)
HSLhsl(226, 82%, 11%)
HSVhsv(226, 90%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 69%, 0%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(19% 0.071 265.5)
LABlab(5.47% 6.26 -24.63)
LCHlch(5.47% 25.41 284.27)

What #051033 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #051033, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#051033 Channel Values

How #051033 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 16 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 82% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 90% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 90% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.61:1 vs white · 1.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #051033 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #051033 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #051033

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #051033; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #051033

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #051033.

How #051033 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#051033
Protanopia#0E0E33
Protanomaly#0B0F33
Deuteranopia#0D0D33
Deuteranomaly#0A0E33
Tritanopia#001717
Tritanomaly#001525
Achromatopsia#131313

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #051033 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-051033: #051033;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #051033;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-051033': '#051033' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.063, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_051033">#051033</color>
SVG fillfill="#051033"

More Blue Colors

#051033 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#051033 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #051033?

#051033 is a darkest blue — rgb(5, 16, 51) in RGB and hsl(226, 82%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #051033?

#051033 is rgb(5, 16, 51) — red 5, green 16, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #051033?

#051033 converts to approximately cmyk(90%, 69%, 0%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #051033 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #051033 scores 18.61:1 against white and 1.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #051033 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #051033 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 25.99, which is a different colour altogether.

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