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#536dac color: New Age Blue

#536dac is rgb(83, 109, 172) in RGB and oklch(54.304% 0.10366 266.048) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

54.3%
0.104
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #536dac

#536dac is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.06:1 contrast and black text 4.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is New Age Blue (#496ead). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #536dac mixed with white

  1. 536dac
  2. 637bb5
  3. 7389bd
  4. 8398c6
  5. 94a6ce
  6. a5b5d7
  7. b7c3df
  8. c8d2e7
  9. dae1ef
  10. edf0f7

Darker: #536dac mixed with black

  1. 536dac
  2. 475e95
  3. 3b4f7f
  4. 304169
  5. 253354
  6. 1b2640
  7. 11192d
  8. 080d1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #536dac with less saturation

  1. 536dac
  2. 566ea6
  3. 596ea0
  4. 5c6f9a
  5. 5f6f94
  6. 616f8e
  7. 646f88
  8. 677082
  9. 6a707c
  10. 6d7076

Questions about #536dac

What color is #536dac?

#536dac is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(83, 109, 172), in HSL hsl(222.47, 34.9%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.304% 0.10366 266.048).

What colors go well with #536dac?

The complementary color of #536dac is #8a6a16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2278a4 and #7562a5. The triadic partners are #a3564f and #447f49.

Is white or black text more readable on #536dac?

White text reads better on #536dac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and black gives 4.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #536dac a warm or cool color?

#536dac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.104.