Palettes / Colors / #537BCA

#537BCA — Muted Blue

#537BCA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #537BCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#537BCA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CAA353; it also sits naturally between #53B6CA and #6753CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 48% · Blue 79%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #537BCA

.text { color: #537BCA; }
.background { background-color: #537BCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #537BCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 123, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 53%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #537BCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 123, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #537BCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 123, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#537BCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#537BCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAA353:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #537BCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #537BCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #537BCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #537BCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #537BC9  ·  #537BCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #537BCA?

#537BCA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 83, 123, 202). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #537BCA?

#537BCA is RGB 83, 123, 202 — HSL 220°, 53%, 56% — CMYK 59%, 39%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #537BCA?

Its complement is #CAA353; analogous partners are #53B6CA and #6753CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #537BCA for text?

Black text on #537BCA has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.16:1.