Information about #537FDF color

#537FDF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#537FDF falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 127, 223) — 32.5% red, 49.8% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 38 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#537FDF is a vivid, lively azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Sapphire Blue (#5177E7). Slightly further away sit Brett-and-Dylan (#4E76E5) and Brilliant Cobalt Blue (#5189E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 127, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #537FDF: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #537FDF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#537FDF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#537FDF 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 #537FDF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#537FDF
  • RGB83, 127, 223
  • CMYK55, 38, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(83, 127, 223)
  • HSL221°, 69%, 60%
  • HSL Precise221.143°, 68.627%, 60%
  • HSV221°, 63%, 87%
  • HSB221°, 63%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.498, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.498, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.498, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID537FDF
  • DECIMAL ID5472223
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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