#53658f

Color #53658f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#53658f

RGB

rgb(83, 101, 143)

HSL

hsl(222, 26.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 42%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 29.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(42.96, 4.66, -25.26)

LCH

lch(42.96, 25.69, 280.45)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0707, 266.11)

HWB

hwb(222, 32.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7d53

Analogous

#53838f

#53658f

#5f538f

Triadic

#53658f

#8f5365

#658f53

Split-complementary

#53658f

#8f5f53

#838f53

Tetradic

#53658f

#7d538f

#8f7d53

#658f53

Square

#53658f

#8f5383

#8f7d53

#538f5f

Shades

Color #53658f mixed toward black.

#455477

#37435f

#2a3247

#1c2230

#0e1118

Tints

Color #53658f mixed toward white.

#697ca8

#8796b9

#a5b0cb

#c3cbdc

#e1e5ee

Tones

Color #53658f mixed toward gray.

#58678a

#5d6985

#626b80

#676d7b

#6c6f76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b86 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#5a5984 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#547f7d · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53658f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53658f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#53658f (#53658f) is rgb(83, 101, 143) in RGB.

No, #53658f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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