#537A9D Color

#537A9D is rgb(83, 122, 157) in RGB and hsl(208, 31%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#537A9D

HEX#537A9D

RGBrgb(83, 122, 157)

HSLhsl(208, 31%, 47%)

HSVhsv(208, 47%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.07 246.5)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 22%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #537A9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #537A9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#537A9D Complementary#9D7553 Analogous#539D9B Analogous#53559D Triadic#9D537A Triadic#7A9D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #537A9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658CAE #80A0BC #97B2C8 #AFC3D5 #C6D5E1 #E1E9EF

Shades

#486B89 #3E5B75 #334B61 #273949 #1C2A35 #121A21

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