What color is #535D79?

#535D79 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 #535D79?

The RGB value is 83, 93, 121: 83 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535D79?

The complementary color is #796F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535D79 color

#535D79 rgb(83, 93, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535D79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.5% green and 47.5% blue (83, 93, 121).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#535D79 color codes

HEX	`#535D79`
RGB	`rgb(83, 93, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.66, 3.24, -17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.66, 17.35, 280.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.932, 11.048, 19.642)`
Decimal	`5463417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535D79, 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 #535D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #535D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535d79; }
.text { color: #535d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 93 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535d79, #5c5379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #535D79?: #535D79 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 #535D79?: The RGB value is 83, 93, 121: 83 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535D79?: The complementary color is #796F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.