#535168

Color #535168

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#535168

RGB

rgb(83, 81, 104)

HSL

hsl(245.2, 12.4%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.2, 22.1%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 22.1%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(35.45, 6.21, -12.97)

LCH

lch(35.45, 14.38, 295.58)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.0374, 288.73)

HWB

hwb(245.2, 31.8%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#666851

Analogous

#515b68

#535168

#5f5168

Triadic

#535168

#685351

#516853

Split-complementary

#535168

#685f51

#5b6851

Tetradic

#535168

#685166

#666851

#516853

Square

#535168

#68515b

#666851

#51685f

Shades

Color #535168 mixed toward black.

#454457

#373645

#2a2934

#1c1b23

#0e0e11

Tints

Color #535168 mixed toward white.

#6b6986

#8885a0

#a5a4b8

#c3c2d0

#e1e1e7

Tones

Color #535168 mixed toward gray.

#555366

#565564

#585762

#595960

#5b5b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525263 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#525262 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#535f5e · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535168;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535168]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#535168 (#535168) is rgb(83, 81, 104) in RGB.

No, #535168 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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