What color is #534E78?

#534E78 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534E78?

The RGB value is 83, 78, 120: 83 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534E78?

The complementary color is #73784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534E78 color

#534E78 rgb(83, 78, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #534E78 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 30.6% green and 47.1% blue (83, 78, 120).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 7.7:1).

#534E78 color codes

HEX	`#534E78`
RGB	`rgb(83, 78, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 30.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.29, 12.43, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.29, 26.31, 298.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.681, 8.644, 18.924)`
Decimal	`5459576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534E78, 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 #534E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #534E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534e78; }
.text { color: #534e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 78 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534e78, #684e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #534E78?: #534E78 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534E78?: The RGB value is 83, 78, 120: 83 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534E78?: The complementary color is #73784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.