What color is #534F79?

#534F79 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 #534F79?

The RGB value is 83, 79, 121: 83 red, 79 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534F79?

The complementary color is #75794F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534F79 color

#534F79 rgb(83, 79, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #534F79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31% green and 47.5% blue (83, 79, 121).

Its hue angle is 246°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#534F79 color codes

HEX	`#534F79`
RGB	`rgb(83, 79, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, 12.07, -23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 26.23, 297.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.814, 8.811, 19.269)`
Decimal	`5459833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534F79, 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 #534F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #534F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534f79; }
.text { color: #534f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 79 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534f79, #684f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #534F79?: #534F79 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 #534F79?: The RGB value is 83, 79, 121: 83 red, 79 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534F79?: The complementary color is #75794F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.