What color is #53617D?

#53617D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53617D?

The RGB value is 83, 97, 125: 83 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53617D?

The complementary color is #7D6F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53617D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53617D color

#53617D rgb(83, 97, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53617D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 38% green and 49% blue (83, 97, 125).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#53617D color codes

HEX	`#53617D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 97, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 38%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 1.89, -17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 17.52, 276.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.543, 11.869, 21.081)`
Decimal	`5464445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53617D, 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 #53617D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53617D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #53617D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53617d; }
.text { color: #53617d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53617d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 97 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53617d, #5a537d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #53617D?: #53617D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53617D?: The RGB value is 83, 97, 125: 83 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53617D?: The complementary color is #7D6F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53617D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.