#536E8D Color

#536E8D is rgb(83, 110, 141) in RGB and hsl(212, 26%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#536E8D

HEX#536E8D

RGBrgb(83, 110, 141)

HSLhsl(212, 26%, 44%)

HSVhsv(212, 41%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.059 252.3)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 22%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #536E8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #536E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#536E8D Complementary#8D7253 Analogous#538B8D Analogous#55538D Triadic#8D536E Triadic#6E8D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #536E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6582A4 #7B95B2 #95A9C1 #AFBED0 #C8D3DF #DFE5EC

Shades

#485F7A #3E536A #334457 #283543 #1C2630 #131920

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