Dark Electric Blue (#536878)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.80:1 — vs black: 3.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #536878
  • RGB rgb(83, 104, 120)
  • HSL hsl(205, 30%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 30.83, 13.33, 0, 52.94 )
  • Websafe #666666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #536878 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Electric Blue
#536878 Base
#786353
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Electric Blue
#536878 Base
#537875
#535578
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Electric Blue
#536878 Base
#785368
#687853
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Electric Blue
#536878 Base
#785355
#787553
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Electric Blue
#536878 Base
#755378
#786353
#557853
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Electric Blue
#536878 Base
#141A1E
#34414B
#425360
#647D90
#778FA1
#A4B4C0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Electric Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0A0D0F
#191F24
#273139
#36444E
#445663
Dark Electric Blue #536878 Base
#6B8598
#8CA0B0
#ADBCC7
#CFD7DE
#F0F3F5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #536878. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #536878;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #536878;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #536878;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #536878,
        #9D7353
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #536878,
        #9D7353
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-electric-blue: #536878;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-electric-blue-r: 83;
$dark-electric-blue-g: 104;
$dark-electric-blue-b: 120;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-electric-blue;
    color: rgba($dark-electric-blue-r, $dark-electric-blue-g, $dark-electric-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Electric Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #536878 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #626278 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #666678 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #506A6A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #656565 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Electric Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Electric Blue #536878 Base
Cadet #536872 ΔE 3.09
Deep Space Sparkle #4A646C ΔE 5.54
Stormcloud #4F666A ΔE 6.77
Queen Blue #436B95 ΔE 8.14

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.