What color is #535B71?

#535B71 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 #535B71?

The RGB value is 83, 91, 113: 83 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535B71?

The complementary color is #716953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535B71 color

#535B71 rgb(83, 91, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535B71 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.7% green and 44.3% blue (83, 91, 113).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#535B71 color codes

HEX	`#535B71`
RGB	`rgb(83, 91, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 2.31, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 13.72, 279.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.288, 10.513, 17.107)`
Decimal	`5462897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535B71, 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 #535B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #535B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535b71; }
.text { color: #535b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 91 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535b71, #5a5371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #535B71?: #535B71 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 #535B71?: The RGB value is 83, 91, 113: 83 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535B71?: The complementary color is #716953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.