What color is #53586F?

#53586F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53586F?

The RGB value is 83, 88, 111: 83 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53586F?

The complementary color is #6F6A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53586F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53586F color

#53586F rgb(83, 88, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53586F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.5% green and 43.5% blue (83, 88, 111).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#53586F color codes

HEX	`#53586F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 88, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 3.64, -13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 14.24, 284.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.926, 9.966, 16.437)`
Decimal	`5462127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53586F, 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 #53586F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53586F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #53586F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53586f; }
.text { color: #53586f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53586f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 88 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53586f, #5c536f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #53586F?: #53586F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53586F?: The RGB value is 83, 88, 111: 83 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53586F?: The complementary color is #6F6A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53586F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.