#536e99

Color #536e99

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#536e99

RGB

rgb(83, 110, 153)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 29.7%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 45.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(46.03, 2.18, -26.44)

LCH

lch(46.03, 26.53, 274.71)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.0752, 259.5)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 32.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997e53

Analogous

#539199

#536e99

#5b5399

Triadic

#536e99

#99536e

#6e9953

Split-complementary

#536e99

#995b53

#919953

Tetradic

#536e99

#7e5399

#997e53

#6e9953

Square

#536e99

#995391

#997e53

#53995b

Shades

Color #536e99 mixed toward black.

#455c80

#374966

#29374d

#1c2533

#0e121a

Tints

Color #536e99 mixed toward white.

#6b85af

#899dbf

#a6b6cf

#c4cedf

#e1e7ef

Tones

Color #536e99 mixed toward gray.

#596f93

#5f718d

#657288

#6a7382

#70757c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606090 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#5e5c8e · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#558887 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536e99]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#536e99 (#536e99) is rgb(83, 110, 153) in RGB.

No, #536e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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