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#536B78 closest to Silent Night

#536B78 is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Silent Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 42.0% green and 47.1% blue (rgb(83, 107, 120)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 18% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. #536B78 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.61:1.

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Variations of #536B78

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#536B78 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#536B78 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #536B78 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F6678
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #656A79
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #606A78
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F6678
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C6878
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #476F6F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F6D74
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #686868
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #63686C

#536B78 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.61:1 Good#536B78 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.74:1 Poor#536B78 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#536B78 in CSS

/* Silent Night */
.color { color: #536B78; }
.background { background-color: #536B78; }
.border { border: 1px solid #536B78; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(83 107 120);
color: hsl(201 18% 40%);
color: oklch(0.513 0.035 232.0);

#536B78 FAQ

What color is #536B78?

#536B78 is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Silent Night. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #536B78?

#536B78 is rgb(83, 107, 120) in RGB, hsl(201, 18%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #536B78?

The complementary color of #536B78 is #786053, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #536B78?

White text has the best contrast on #536B78: 5.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #536B78 a warm or cool color?

#536B78 is a cool color.