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#536eac color: New Age Blue

#536eac is rgb(83, 110, 172) in RGB and oklch(54.523% 0.10245 265.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

54.5%
0.102
265°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #536eac

#536eac is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.01:1 contrast and black text 4.19:1, 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: #536eac mixed with white

  1. 536eac
  2. 637cb5
  3. 738abd
  4. 8398c6
  5. 94a7ce
  6. a5b5d7
  7. b7c4df
  8. c8d2e7
  9. dae1ef
  10. edf0f7

Darker: #536eac mixed with black

  1. 536eac
  2. 475f95
  3. 3b507f
  4. 304169
  5. 253354
  6. 1b2640
  7. 11192d
  8. 080e1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #536eac with less saturation

  1. 536eac
  2. 566fa6
  3. 596fa0
  4. 5c6f9b
  5. 5f7095
  6. 62708f
  7. 657089
  8. 687083
  9. 6a707d
  10. 6d7076

Questions about #536eac

What color is #536eac?

#536eac is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(83, 110, 172), in HSL hsl(221.8, 34.9%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.523% 0.10245 265.318).

What colors go well with #536eac?

The complementary color of #536eac is #8b6b19. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2379a3 and #7563a5. The triadic partners are #a45751 and #46804a.

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

White text reads better on #536eac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and black gives 4.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #536eac a warm or cool color?

#536eac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.102.