#536e8a

Color #536e8a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#536e8a

RGB

rgb(83, 110, 138)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 24.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 39.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.9%, 20.3%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(45.39, -2.28, -18.51)

LCH

lch(45.39, 18.65, 262.98)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0545, 249.84)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 32.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6f53

Analogous

#53898a

#536e8a

#53538a

Triadic

#536e8a

#8a536e

#6e8a53

Split-complementary

#536e8a

#8a5353

#898a53

Tetradic

#536e8a

#6f538a

#8a6f53

#6e8a53

Square

#536e8a

#8a5389

#8a6f53

#538a53

Shades

Color #536e8a mixed toward black.

#455c73

#37495c

#293745

#1c252e

#0e1217

Tints

Color #536e8a mixed toward white.

#6986a5

#879eb7

#a5b6c9

#c3cfdb

#e1e7ed

Tones

Color #536e8a mixed toward gray.

#586e85

#5c6e81

#616e7c

#656e78

#6a6e73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.97:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606084 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#5e5c82 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#557f7e · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536e8a]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#536e8a (#536e8a) is rgb(83, 110, 138) in RGB.

No, #536e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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