#535a8d

Color #535a8d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#535a8d

RGB

rgb(83, 90, 141)

HSL

hsl(232.8, 25.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.8, 41.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(39.7, 10.93, -29.14)

LCH

lch(39.7, 31.12, 290.56)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.0823, 276.91)

HWB

hwb(232.8, 32.5%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8653

Analogous

#53778d

#535a8d

#69538d

Triadic

#535a8d

#8d535a

#5a8d53

Split-complementary

#535a8d

#8d6953

#778d53

Tetradic

#535a8d

#86538d

#8d8653

#5a8d53

Square

#535a8d

#8d5377

#8d8653

#538d69

Shades

Color #535a8d mixed toward black.

#454b75

#373c5e

#292d46

#1c1e2f

#0e0f17

Tints

Color #535a8d mixed toward white.

#6970a7

#878db8

#a5a9ca

#c3c6dc

#e1e2ed

Tones

Color #535a8d mixed toward gray.

#585e88

#5d6183

#61657e

#66697a

#6b6c75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565683 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#565580 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#537a78 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535a8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535a8d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#535a8d (#535a8d) is rgb(83, 90, 141) in RGB.

No, #535a8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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