#537ec1

Color #537ec1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#537ec1

RGB

rgb(83, 126, 193)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 47%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 57%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(57%, 34.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(52.52, 5.24, -39.52)

LCH

lch(52.52, 39.87, 277.55)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1138, 258.96)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 32.5%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c19653

Analogous

#53b5c1

#537ec1

#5f53c1

Triadic

#537ec1

#c1537e

#7ec153

Split-complementary

#537ec1

#c15f53

#b5c153

Tetradic

#537ec1

#9653c1

#c19653

#7ec153

Square

#537ec1

#c153b5

#c19653

#53c15f

Shades

Color #537ec1 mixed toward black.

#3d67a9

#315387

#253e65

#182944

#0c1522

Tints

Color #537ec1 mixed toward white.

#7094cb

#8ca9d6

#a9bfe0

#c6d4ea

#e2eaf5

Tones

Color #537ec1 mixed toward gray.

#5c80b8

#6582af

#6e84a5

#78869c

#818893

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

#6869b4 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#6662b0 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#56a8a6 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #537ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#537ec1]

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

#537ec1 (#537ec1) is rgb(83, 126, 193) in RGB.

No, #537ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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