#536f9c

Color #536f9c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#536f9c

RGB

rgb(83, 111, 156)

HSL

hsl(217, 30.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 46.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(46.45, 2.5, -27.54)

LCH

lch(46.45, 27.65, 275.19)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.0784, 259.64)

HWB

hwb(217, 32.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8053

Analogous

#53949c

#536f9c

#5c539c

Triadic

#536f9c

#9c536f

#6f9c53

Split-complementary

#536f9c

#9c5c53

#949c53

Tetradic

#536f9c

#80539c

#9c8053

#6f9c53

Square

#536f9c

#9c5394

#9c8053

#539c5c

Shades

Color #536f9c mixed toward black.

#455d82

#374a68

#2a384e

#1c2534

#0e131a

Tints

Color #536f9c mixed toward white.

#6c86b1

#899ec0

#a7b6d0

#c4cfe0

#e2e7ef

Tones

Color #536f9c mixed toward gray.

#597196

#5f7290

#65738a

#6b7584

#72767e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606193 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#5f5d90 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#558b89 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #536f9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536f9c]

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

#536f9c (#536f9c) is rgb(83, 111, 156) in RGB.

No, #536f9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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