#536396

Color #536396

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#536396

RGB

rgb(83, 99, 150)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 28.8%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 44.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 34%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(42.71, 8.03, -29.84)

LCH

lch(42.71, 30.9, 285.06)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.0837, 270)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 32.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968653

Analogous

#538596

#536396

#655396

Triadic

#536396

#965363

#639653

Split-complementary

#536396

#966553

#859653

Tetradic

#536396

#865396

#968653

#639653

Square

#536396

#965385

#968653

#539665

Shades

Color #536396 mixed toward black.

#45527d

#374264

#29314b

#1c2132

#0e1019

Tints

Color #536396 mixed toward white.

#6a7aad

#8895bd

#a6afce

#c4cade

#e1e4ef

Tones

Color #536396 mixed toward gray.

#596691

#5e698b

#646c85

#696f80

#6f727a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a8c · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#595889 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#548381 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536396;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536396]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#536396 (#536396) is rgb(83, 99, 150) in RGB.

No, #536396 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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