What color is #535770?

#535770 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 #535770?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 112: 83 red, 87 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535770?

The complementary color is #706C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535770 color

#535770 rgb(83, 87, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535770 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 43.9% blue (83, 87, 112).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% 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 7.08:1).

#535770 color codes

HEX	`#535770`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 26%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 22%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 4.53, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 15.45, 287.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.899, 9.825, 16.701)`
Decimal	`5461872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535770, 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 #535770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #535770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535770; }
.text { color: #535770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535770, #5e5370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #535770?: #535770 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 #535770?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 112: 83 red, 87 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535770?: The complementary color is #706C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.