What color is #53566C?

#53566C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53566C?

The RGB value is 83, 86, 108: 83 red, 86 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53566C?

The complementary color is #6C6953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53566C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53566C color

#53566C rgb(83, 86, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53566C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 33.7% green and 42.4% blue (83, 86, 108).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#53566C color codes

HEX	`#53566C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 86, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 33.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.07, 4.1, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.07, 13.62, 287.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.601, 9.577, 15.527)`
Decimal	`5461612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53566C, 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 #53566C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53566C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #53566C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53566c; }
.text { color: #53566c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53566c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 86 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53566c, #5c536c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #53566C?: #53566C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53566C?: The RGB value is 83, 86, 108: 83 red, 86 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53566C?: The complementary color is #6C6953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53566C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.