#536aa7

Color #536aa7

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#536aa7

RGB

rgb(83, 106, 167)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 33.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 50.3%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(45.55, 9.02, -35.44)

LCH

lch(45.55, 36.57, 284.28)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.1001, 267.31)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 32.5%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a79053

Analogous

#5394a7

#536aa7

#6653a7

Triadic

#536aa7

#a7536a

#6aa753

Split-complementary

#536aa7

#a76653

#94a753

Tetradic

#536aa7

#9053a7

#a79053

#6aa753

Square

#536aa7

#a75394

#a79053

#53a766

Shades

Color #536aa7 mixed toward black.

#45588b

#37476f

#293553

#1c2338

#0e121c

Tints

Color #536aa7 mixed toward white.

#6e82b7

#8b9bc5

#a8b4d4

#c5cde2

#e2e6f1

Tones

Color #536aa7 mixed toward gray.

#5a6da0

#617099

#687392

#6f778b

#767a84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.99:1

White text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e9b · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#5c5b98 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#54918e · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536aa7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536aa7]

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

#536aa7 (#536aa7) is rgb(83, 106, 167) in RGB.

No, #536aa7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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