What color is #535171?

#535171 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535171?

The RGB value is 83, 81, 113: 83 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535171?

The complementary color is #6F7151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535171 color

#535171 rgb(83, 81, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535171 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.8% green and 44.3% blue (83, 81, 113).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#535171 color codes

HEX	`#535171`
RGB	`rgb(83, 81, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, 8.59, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 19.95, 295.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.49, 8.916, 16.841)`
Decimal	`5460337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535171, 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 #535171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #535171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535171; }
.text { color: #535171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 81 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535171, #635171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #535171?: #535171 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535171?: The RGB value is 83, 81, 113: 83 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535171?: The complementary color is #6F7151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.