What color is #53537A?

#53537A 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 #53537A?

The RGB value is 83, 83, 122: 83 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53537A?

The complementary color is #7A7A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53537A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53537A color

#53537A rgb(83, 83, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53537A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.5% green and 47.8% blue (83, 83, 122).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% 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 7.28:1).

#53537A color codes

HEX	`#53537A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 83, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 32%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 9.81, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 24.15, 293.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.172, 9.43, 19.693)`
Decimal	`5460858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53537A, 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 #53537A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53537A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #53537A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53537a; }
.text { color: #53537a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53537a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 83 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53537a, #67537a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #53537A?: #53537A 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 #53537A?: The RGB value is 83, 83, 122: 83 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53537A?: The complementary color is #7A7A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53537A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.