What color is #534D74?

#534D74 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534D74?

The RGB value is 83, 77, 116: 83 red, 77 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534D74?

The complementary color is #6E744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534D74 color

#534D74 rgb(83, 77, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #534D74 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 30.2% green and 45.5% blue (83, 77, 116).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#534D74 color codes

HEX	`#534D74`
RGB	`rgb(83, 77, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 30.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 34%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.82, 11.96, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.82, 24.54, 299.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.373, 8.408, 17.649)`
Decimal	`5459316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534D74, 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 #534D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #534D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534d74; }
.text { color: #534d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 77 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534d74, #674d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #534D74?: #534D74 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534D74?: The RGB value is 83, 77, 116: 83 red, 77 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534D74?: The complementary color is #6E744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.