#53526d

Color #53526d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#53526d

RGB

rgb(83, 82, 109)

HSL

hsl(242.2, 14.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.2, 24.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 24.8%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(35.94, 6.88, -15.33)

LCH

lch(35.94, 16.8, 294.17)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0438, 286.16)

HWB

hwb(242.2, 32.2%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c6d52

Analogous

#525f6d

#53526d

#61526d

Triadic

#53526d

#6d5352

#526d53

Split-complementary

#53526d

#6d6152

#5f6d52

Tetradic

#53526d

#6d526c

#6c6d52

#526d53

Square

#53526d

#6d525f

#6c6d52

#526d61

Shades

Color #53526d mixed toward black.

#45445b

#373749

#2a2937

#1c1b24

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #53526d mixed toward white.

#6a698b

#8786a4

#a5a4bb

#c3c2d1

#e1e1e8

Tones

Color #53526d mixed toward gray.

#55546b

#575769

#595966

#5b5b64

#5e5d62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535367 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#535366 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#536261 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53526d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53526d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#53526d (#53526d) is rgb(83, 82, 109) in RGB.

No, #53526d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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