#536179

Color #536179

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#536179

RGB

rgb(83, 97, 121)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 18.6%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 31.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(40.85, 0.78, -15.23)

LCH

lch(40.85, 15.25, 272.93)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0424, 261.18)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 32.5%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#796b53

Analogous

#537479

#536179

#585379

Triadic

#536179

#795361

#617953

Split-complementary

#536179

#795853

#747953

Tetradic

#536179

#6b5379

#796b53

#617953

Square

#536179

#795374

#796b53

#537958

Shades

Color #536179 mixed toward black.

#455165

#374151

#2a313c

#1c2028

#0e1014

Tints

Color #536179 mixed toward white.

#687997

#8694ac

#a4afc1

#c3cad5

#e1e4ea

Tones

Color #536179 mixed toward gray.

#566276

#596373

#5d646f

#60646c

#636569

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595a74 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#595772 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#546f6e · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536179;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536179]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#536179 (#536179) is rgb(83, 97, 121) in RGB.

No, #536179 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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