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#536D7E closest to Shipyard

#536D7E is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Shipyard. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 42.7% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(83, 109, 126)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 21% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. #536D7E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.45:1.

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Variations of #536D7E

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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#536D7E 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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#536D7E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #536D7E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #60677E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #656C7F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #616C7F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #60677E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C6A7E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #457172
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E6F79
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6A6A6A
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #646A6F

#536D7E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.45:1 Good#536D7E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.86:1 Poor#536D7E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#536D7E in CSS

/* Shipyard */
.color { color: #536D7E; }
.background { background-color: #536D7E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #536D7E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(83 109 126);
color: hsl(204 21% 41%);
color: oklch(0.521 0.041 237.2);

#536D7E FAQ

What color is #536D7E?

#536D7E is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Shipyard. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #536D7E?

#536D7E is rgb(83, 109, 126) in RGB, hsl(204, 21%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 13%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #536D7E?

The complementary color of #536D7E is #7E6453, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #536D7E?

White text has the best contrast on #536D7E: 5.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #536D7E a warm or cool color?

#536D7E is a cool color.