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#054BBD Color

#054BBD is rgb(5, 75, 189) in RGB, hsl(217, 95%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 60%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Absolute Zero (#0048BA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#054BBD
HEX#054BBD
RGBrgb(5, 75, 189)
HSLhsl(217, 95%, 38%)
HSVhsv(217, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 60%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.19 261)
LABlab(34.32% 18.46 -66.36)
LCHlch(34.32% 68.88 285.55)

What #054BBD 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 #054BBD, 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.

#054BBD Channel Values

How #054BBD 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 75 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 95% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.64:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #054BBD 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 text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #054BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #054BBD; 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 #054BBD

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 #054BBD.

How #054BBD 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#054BBD
Protanopia#4444BD
Protanomaly#3547BD
Deuteranopia#3E3EBD
Deuteranomaly#3043BD
Tritanopia#006363
Tritanomaly#005B90
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #054BBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-054bbd: #054BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #054BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-054bbd': '#054BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.294, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_054bbd">#054BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#054BBD"

More Blue Colors

#054BBD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#054BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #054BBD?

#054BBD is a dark blue — rgb(5, 75, 189) in RGB and hsl(217, 95%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Absolute Zero (#0048BA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.31.

What is the RGB value of #054BBD?

#054BBD is rgb(5, 75, 189) — red 5, green 75, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #054BBD?

#054BBD converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 60%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #054BBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #054BBD scores 7.64:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #054BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #054BBD 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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