Dark Electric Blue (#536878)

The hex code for Dark Electric Blue is #536878. It is rgb(83, 104, 120) in RGB, hsl(206, 18%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK — a mid-tone blue. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#536878

HEX#536878

RGBrgb(83, 104, 120)

HSLhsl(206, 18%, 40%)

HSVhsv(206, 31%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.036 241.2)

LABlab(42.74% -5.04 -11.70)

LCHlch(42.74% 12.74 246.72)

Colors Closest to Dark Electric Blue

Dark Electric Blue is a registered color name, also listed as Payne's Gray. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Cadet#536872ΔE 3.56 Black Coral#54626FΔE 3.68 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 5.59 Iron Gray#555D61ΔE 9.46 Slate Gray#708090ΔE 10.15 Steel#71797EΔE 11.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#536878 Channel Values

How Dark Electric Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 83 · G 104 · B 120	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 206° · S 18% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 206° · S 31% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.8:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Dark Electric Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #536878 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Dark Electric Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Dark Electric Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Dark Electric Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #536878.

How Dark Electric Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#536878

Protanopia#656578

Protanomaly#5E6678

Deuteranopia#626278

Deuteranomaly#5C6478

Tritanopia#506A6A

Tritanomaly#516970

Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #536878 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--dark-electric-blue: #536878;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #536878;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'dark-electric-blue': '#536878' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.408, blue: 0.471)

Android XML<color name="dark_electric_blue">#536878</color>

SVG fillfill="#536878"

More Blue Colors

Dark Electric Blue sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

54626f 5271ff 54b9f8 525e6b 5649a7 51a2ff 566371 5072a7 5757ff 4f86f7 583eea 4f69c6 66ccff 8585ff a091f3 c1cef5 dee9f2 00002e 002387 007dfa 0f52ba 1d293d 2a3439 3737d7

#536878 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Electric Blue?

The hex code for Dark Electric Blue is #536878. That is rgb(83, 104, 120) in RGB, hsl(206, 18%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #536878?

#536878 is rgb(83, 104, 120) — red 83, green 104, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #536878?

#536878 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #536878 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #536878 scores 5.8:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #536878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #536878 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 10.15, which is visibly different.

Open Dark Electric Blue in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.