What color is #535272?

#535272 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 #535272?

The RGB value is 83, 82, 114: 83 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535272?

The complementary color is #717252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535272 color

#535272 rgb(83, 82, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535272 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (83, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#535272 color codes

HEX	`#535272`
RGB	`rgb(83, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 8.22, -18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 19.9, 294.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.621, 9.088, 17.164)`
Decimal	`5460594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535272, 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 #535272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #535272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535272; }
.text { color: #535272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535272, #635272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #535272?: #535272 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 #535272?: The RGB value is 83, 82, 114: 83 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535272?: The complementary color is #717252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.