Information about #536A79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #536A79 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 106, 121) — 32.5% red, 41.6% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 6 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #536A79 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Nearby in the Register you will also find Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Cadet (#536872).

The recipe behind #536A79 is rgb(83, 106, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #536A79 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. #536A79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#536A79 color variations

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#536A79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #536A79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

#536A79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#536A79
  • RGB83, 106, 121
  • CMYK15, 6, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(83, 106, 121)
  • HSL204°, 19%, 40%
  • HSL Precise203.684°, 18.627%, 40%
  • HSV204°, 31%, 47%
  • HSB204°, 31%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.416, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.416, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.416, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID536A79
  • DECIMAL ID5466745
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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