What color is #534C81?

#534C81 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534C81?

The RGB value is 83, 76, 129: 83 red, 76 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534C81?

The complementary color is #7A814C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534C81 color

#534C81 rgb(83, 76, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #534C81 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29.8% green and 50.6% blue (83, 76, 129).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#534C81 color codes

HEX	`#534C81`
RGB	`rgb(83, 76, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 41%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.19, 16.29, -28.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.19, 33.18, 299.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.113, 8.593, 21.89)`
Decimal	`5459073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534C81, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #534C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #534C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534c81; }
.text { color: #534c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 76 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534c81, #6e4c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #534C81?: #534C81 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534C81?: The RGB value is 83, 76, 129: 83 red, 76 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534C81?: The complementary color is #7A814C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.