#535e71

Color #535e71

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.57 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#535e71

RGB

rgb(83, 94, 113)

HSL

hsl(218, 15.3%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 26.5%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(39.64, 0.46, -12.17)

LCH

lch(39.64, 12.18, 272.16)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0337, 261.29)

HWB

hwb(218, 32.5%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716653

Analogous

#536d71

#535e71

#575371

Triadic

#535e71

#71535e

#5e7153

Split-complementary

#535e71

#715753

#6d7153

Tetradic

#535e71

#665371

#716653

#5e7153

Square

#535e71

#71536d

#716653

#537157

Shades

Color #535e71 mixed toward black.

#454e5e

#373f4b

#292f38

#1c1f26

#0e1013

Tints

Color #535e71 mixed toward white.

#69778f

#8692a6

#a4adbc

#c3c9d3

#e1e4e9

Tones

Color #535e71 mixed toward gray.

#555f6e

#585f6c

#5a6069

#5d6167

#5f6164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58586d · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#57566c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#546969 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535e71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535e71]

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

#535e71 (#535e71) is rgb(83, 94, 113) in RGB.

No, #535e71 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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