#537bcd

Color #537bcd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#537bcd

RGB

rgb(83, 123, 205)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 55%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 59.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(52.3, 11.04, -46.71)

LCH

lch(52.3, 48, 283.3)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1336, 263.25)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 32.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda553

Analogous

#53b8cd

#537bcd

#6853cd

Triadic

#537bcd

#cd537b

#7bcd53

Split-complementary

#537bcd

#cd6853

#b8cd53

Tetradic

#537bcd

#a553cd

#cda553

#7bcd53

Square

#537bcd

#cd53b8

#cda553

#53cd68

Shades

Color #537bcd mixed toward black.

#3661ba

#2b4e95

#203a70

#16274a

#0b1325

Tints

Color #537bcd mixed toward white.

#7091d5

#8ca7de

#a9bde6

#c6d3ee

#e2e9f7

Tones

Color #537bcd mixed toward gray.

#5d7fc3

#6782b9

#7286af

#7c89a4

#868d9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6767bd · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#6461b9 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#56b0ac · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #537bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#537bcd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#537bcd (#537bcd) is rgb(83, 123, 205) in RGB.

No, #537bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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