What color is #534F72?

#534F72 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534F72?

The RGB value is 83, 79, 114: 83 red, 79 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534F72?

The complementary color is #6E724F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534F72 color

#534F72 rgb(83, 79, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #534F72 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31% green and 44.7% blue (83, 79, 114).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#534F72 color codes

HEX	`#534F72`
RGB	`rgb(83, 79, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 31%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.29, 10.13, -19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.29, 21.93, 297.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.4, 8.646, 17.09)`
Decimal	`5459826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534F72, 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 #534F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #534F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534f72; }
.text { color: #534f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 79 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534f72, #654f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #534F72?: #534F72 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534F72?: The RGB value is 83, 79, 114: 83 red, 79 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534F72?: The complementary color is #6E724F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.