#536fa1

Color #536fa1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#536fa1

RGB

rgb(83, 111, 161)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 32%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 48.4%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(46.68, 4.05, -30.13)

LCH

lch(46.68, 30.4, 277.66)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0854, 261.52)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 32.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a18553

Analogous

#5396a1

#536fa1

#5e53a1

Triadic

#536fa1

#a1536f

#6fa153

Split-complementary

#536fa1

#a15e53

#96a153

Tetradic

#536fa1

#8553a1

#a18553

#6fa153

Square

#536fa1

#a15396

#a18553

#53a15e

Shades

Color #536fa1 mixed toward black.

#455c86

#374a6b

#293750

#1c2536

#0e121b

Tints

Color #536fa1 mixed toward white.

#6d86b4

#8a9ec3

#a7b6d2

#c4cfe1

#e2e7f0

Tones

Color #536fa1 mixed toward gray.

#59719a

#607394

#66748d

#6d7687

#737880

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.16:1

White text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606197 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#5f5d94 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#558e8c · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536fa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536fa1]

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

#536fa1 (#536fa1) is rgb(83, 111, 161) in RGB.

No, #536fa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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