#536b81

Color #536b81

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#536b81

RGB

rgb(83, 107, 129)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 21.7%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 35.7%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 17.1%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(44.14, -3.05, -15.03)

LCH

lch(44.14, 15.34, 258.53)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0451, 246.5)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 32.5%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#816953

Analogous

#538180

#536b81

#535481

Triadic

#536b81

#81536b

#6b8153

Split-complementary

#536b81

#815354

#818053

Tetradic

#536b81

#695381

#816953

#6b8153

Square

#536b81

#805381

#816953

#548153

Shades

Color #536b81 mixed toward black.

#45596c

#374756

#2a3641

#1c242b

#0e1216

Tints

Color #536b81 mixed toward white.

#68849e

#869db1

#a4b5c5

#c3ced8

#e1e6ec

Tones

Color #536b81 mixed toward gray.

#576b7d

#5b6b79

#5f6b76

#626a72

#666a6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f7c · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#5d5b7b · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#547877 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536b81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536b81]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#536b81 (#536b81) is rgb(83, 107, 129) in RGB.

No, #536b81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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