#537D9D Color

#537D9D is rgb(83, 125, 157) in RGB and hsl(206, 31%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#537D9D

HEX#537D9D

RGBrgb(83, 125, 157)

HSLhsl(206, 31%, 47%)

HSVhsv(206, 47%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.068 242.2)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 20%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #537D9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #537D9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#537D9D Complementary#9D7353 Analogous#539D98 Analogous#53589D Triadic#9D537D Triadic#7D9D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #537D9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658FAE #80A2BC #97B3C8 #AFC4D5 #C6D5E1 #E1E9EF

Shades

#486D89 #3E5D75 #334D61 #273A49 #1C2A35 #121B21

Use #537D9D in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex