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#536fb3 color: Amparo Blue

#536fb3 is rgb(83, 111, 179) in RGB and oklch(55.137% 0.11133 265.937) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

55.1%
0.111
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #536fb3

#536fb3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.1% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amparo Blue (#556cb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #536fb3 mixed with white

  1. 536fb3
  2. 637dbb
  3. 738bc3
  4. 8399cb
  5. 94a8d3
  6. a5b6db
  7. b7c4e2
  8. c8d3e9
  9. dae1f1
  10. edf0f8

Darker: #536fb3 mixed with black

  1. 536fb3
  2. 47609b
  3. 3b5184
  4. 30426e
  5. 253458
  6. 1b2743
  7. 111a2f
  8. 080e1d
  9. 02040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #536fb3 with less saturation

  1. 536fb3
  2. 5670ad
  3. 5970a6
  4. 5c71a0
  5. 60719a
  6. 637293
  7. 66728d
  8. 697286
  9. 6c727f
  10. 6f7279

Questions about #536fb3

What color is #536fb3?

#536fb3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(83, 111, 179), in HSL hsl(222.5, 38.71%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.137% 0.11133 265.937).

What colors go well with #536fb3?

The complementary color of #536fb3 is #8f6c05. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #187baa and #7863ab. The triadic partners are #a9554f and #428348.

Is white or black text more readable on #536fb3?

White text reads better on #536fb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #536fb3 a warm or cool color?

#536fb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 55.1% and its chroma 0.111.