#536172

Color #536172

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#536172

RGB

rgb(83, 97, 114)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 15.7%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 27.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(40.58, -1.11, -11.36)

LCH

lch(40.58, 11.41, 264.42)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.0324, 253.52)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 32.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726453

Analogous

#537072

#536172

#545372

Triadic

#536172

#725361

#617253

Split-complementary

#536172

#725453

#707253

Tetradic

#536172

#645372

#726453

#617253

Square

#536172

#725370

#726453

#537254

Shades

Color #536172 mixed toward black.

#45515f

#37414c

#293039

#1c2026

#0e1013

Tints

Color #536172 mixed toward white.

#697b90

#8695a7

#a4b0bd

#c3cad3

#e1e5e9

Tones

Color #536172 mixed toward gray.

#56616f

#58616d

#5b626a

#5d6268

#606265

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595a6e · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#59576d · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#546b6a · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536172]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#536172 (#536172) is rgb(83, 97, 114) in RGB.

No, #536172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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