#537E9D Color

#537E9D is rgb(83, 126, 157) in RGB and hsl(205, 31%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#537E9D

HEX#537E9D

RGBrgb(83, 126, 157)

HSLhsl(205, 31%, 47%)

HSVhsv(205, 47%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.068 240.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #537E9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #537E9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#537E9D Complementary#9D7253 Analogous#539D97 Analogous#53599D Triadic#9D537E Triadic#7E9D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #537E9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6590AE #80A3BC #97B4C8 #AFC5D5 #C6D6E1 #E1E9EF

Shades

#486E89 #3E5E75 #334E61 #273B49 #1C2B35 #121B21

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