What color is #53547C?

#53547C 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 #53547C?

The RGB value is 83, 84, 124: 83 red, 84 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53547C?

The complementary color is #7C7B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53547C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53547C color

#53547C rgb(83, 84, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53547C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.9% green and 48.6% blue (83, 84, 124).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#53547C color codes

HEX	`#53547C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 84, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.18, 9.74, -22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.18, 24.71, 293.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.375, 9.635, 20.378)`
Decimal	`5461116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53547C, 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 #53547C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53547C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #53547C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53547c; }
.text { color: #53547c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53547c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 84 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53547c, #66537c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #53547C?: #53547C 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 #53547C?: The RGB value is 83, 84, 124: 83 red, 84 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53547C?: The complementary color is #7C7B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53547C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.