#535169

Color #535169

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#535169

RGB

rgb(83, 81, 105)

HSL

hsl(245, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 22.9%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(35.49, 6.47, -13.53)

LCH

lch(35.49, 15, 295.56)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.039, 288.53)

HWB

hwb(245, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#676951

Analogous

#515b69

#535169

#5f5169

Triadic

#535169

#695351

#516953

Split-complementary

#535169

#695f51

#5b6951

Tetradic

#535169

#695167

#676951

#516953

Square

#535169

#69515b

#676951

#51695f

Shades

Color #535169 mixed toward black.

#454458

#373646

#2a2935

#1c1b23

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #535169 mixed toward white.

#6b6988

#8785a1

#a5a4b8

#c3c2d0

#e1e1e7

Tones

Color #535169 mixed toward gray.

#555367

#565565

#585763

#5a5961

#5b5b5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525264 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#525263 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#53605f · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 12.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #535169;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535169]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#535169 (#535169) is rgb(83, 81, 105) in RGB.

No, #535169 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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