#53477e

Color #53477e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.93 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#53477e

RGB

rgb(83, 71, 126)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 27.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 43.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 43.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(33.67, 18.63, -29.44)

LCH

lch(33.67, 34.84, 302.33)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0893, 292.31)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 27.8%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727e47

Analogous

#47567e

#53477e

#6e477e

Triadic

#53477e

#7e5347

#477e53

Split-complementary

#53477e

#7e6e47

#567e47

Tetradic

#53477e

#7e4772

#727e47

#477e53

Square

#53477e

#7e4756

#727e47

#477e6e

Shades

Color #53477e mixed toward black.

#453b69

#372f54

#29233f

#1c182a

#0e0c15

Tints

Color #53477e mixed toward white.

#695a9f

#8679b4

#a49bc7

#c3bcd9

#e1deec

Tones

Color #53477e mixed toward gray.

#564c79

#585075

#5b5570

#5d596c

#605e67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e74 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#4f5071 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#526b68 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53477e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53477e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#53477e (#53477e) is rgb(83, 71, 126) in RGB.

No, #53477e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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