What color is #535185?

#535185 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 #535185?

The RGB value is 83, 81, 133: 83 red, 81 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535185?

The complementary color is #838551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535185 color

#535185 rgb(83, 81, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535185 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.8% green and 52.2% blue (83, 81, 133).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#535185 color codes

HEX	`#535185`
RGB	`rgb(83, 81, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 39%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, 14.26, -28.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 32.2, 296.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.742, 9.417, 23.437)`
Decimal	`5460357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535185, 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 #535185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #535185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535185; }
.text { color: #535185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 81 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535185, #6d5185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #535185?: #535185 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 #535185?: The RGB value is 83, 81, 133: 83 red, 81 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535185?: The complementary color is #838551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.