What color is #535078?

#535078 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 #535078?

The RGB value is 83, 80, 120: 83 red, 80 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535078?

The complementary color is #757850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535078 color

#535078 rgb(83, 80, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535078 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.4% green and 47.1% blue (83, 80, 120).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 33% 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 7.54:1).

#535078 color codes

HEX	`#535078`
RGB	`rgb(83, 80, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 11.15, -22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 24.94, 296.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.825, 8.932, 18.972)`
Decimal	`5460088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535078, 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 #535078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #535078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535078; }
.text { color: #535078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 80 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535078, #675078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #535078?: #535078 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 #535078?: The RGB value is 83, 80, 120: 83 red, 80 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535078?: The complementary color is #757850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.