#537dc6

Color #537dc6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#537dc6

RGB

rgb(83, 125, 198)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 50.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 58.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(52.49, 7.49, -42.42)

LCH

lch(52.49, 43.08, 280.01)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1218, 260.83)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 32.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69c53

Analogous

#53b6c6

#537dc6

#6353c6

Triadic

#537dc6

#c6537d

#7dc653

Split-complementary

#537dc6

#c66353

#b6c653

Tetradic

#537dc6

#9c53c6

#c69c53

#7dc653

Square

#537dc6

#c653b6

#c69c53

#53c663

Shades

Color #537dc6 mixed toward black.

#3a65b0

#2f518d

#233d6a

#172846

#0c1423

Tints

Color #537dc6 mixed toward white.

#7093cf

#8ca8d9

#a9bee2

#c6d4ec

#e2e9f5

Tones

Color #537dc6 mixed toward gray.

#5d80bc

#6682b3

#7085a9

#7987a0

#838a96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6868b8 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#6562b4 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#56aba8 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #537dc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#537dc6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#537dc6 (#537dc6) is rgb(83, 125, 198) in RGB.

No, #537dc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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