What color is #535D84?

#535D84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535D84?

The RGB value is 83, 93, 132: 83 red, 93 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535D84?

The complementary color is #847A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535D84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535D84 color

#535D84 rgb(83, 93, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #535D84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.5% green and 51.8% blue (83, 93, 132).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#535D84 color codes

HEX	`#535D84`
RGB	`rgb(83, 93, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, 6.37, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 23.88, 285.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.645, 11.333, 23.399)`
Decimal	`5463428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535D84, 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 #535D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #535D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535d84; }
.text { color: #535d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 93 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535d84, #625384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #535D84?: #535D84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535D84?: The RGB value is 83, 93, 132: 83 red, 93 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535D84?: The complementary color is #847A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535D84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.