What color is #535B73?

#535B73 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 #535B73?

The RGB value is 83, 91, 115: 83 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535B73?

The complementary color is #736B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535B73 color

#535B73 rgb(83, 91, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535B73 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.7% green and 45.1% blue (83, 91, 115).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% 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 6.75:1).

#535B73 color codes

HEX	`#535B73`
RGB	`rgb(83, 91, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.83, 2.84, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.83, 14.91, 280.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.402, 10.559, 17.706)`
Decimal	`5462899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535B73, 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 #535B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #535B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535b73; }
.text { color: #535b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 91 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535b73, #5b5373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #535B73?: #535B73 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 #535B73?: The RGB value is 83, 91, 115: 83 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535B73?: The complementary color is #736B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.