#537eac

Color #537eac

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.22 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#537eac

RGB

rgb(83, 126, 172)

HSL

hsl(211, 34.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211, 51.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(51.54, -1.5, -28.98)

LCH

lch(51.54, 29.02, 267.04)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0858, 251.02)

HWB

hwb(211, 32.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8153

Analogous

#53abac

#537eac

#5453ac

Triadic

#537eac

#ac537e

#7eac53

Split-complementary

#537eac

#ac5453

#abac53

Tetradic

#537eac

#8153ac

#ac8153

#7eac53

Square

#537eac

#ac53ab

#ac8153

#53ac54

Shades

Color #537eac mixed toward black.

#45698f

#375473

#2a3f56

#1c2a39

#0e151d

Tints

Color #537eac mixed toward white.

#7094ba

#8ca9c8

#a9bfd5

#c6d4e3

#e2eaf1

Tones

Color #537eac mixed toward gray.

#5a7ea5

#627f9d

#697f96

#717f8e

#787f87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6869a2 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#6662a0 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#569a98 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #537eac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#537eac]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#537eac (#537eac) is rgb(83, 126, 172) in RGB.

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

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