Information about #53508B color

#53508B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53508B falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 80, 139) — 32.5% red, 31.4% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 23 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#53508B is a moderately toned deep-sea blue that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Twilight (#4E518B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gigas (#564786) and Dusk (#4E5481).

The recipe behind #53508B is rgb(83, 80, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #53508B: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. #53508B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#53508B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#53508B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #53508B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Daisy Bush color link
Daisy Bush

#5B3E90

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53508B
  • RGB83, 80, 139
  • CMYK22, 23, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(83, 80, 139)
  • HSL243°, 27%, 43%
  • HSL Precise243.051°, 26.941%, 42.941%
  • HSV243°, 42%, 55%
  • HSB243°, 42%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.314, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.314, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.314, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID53508B
  • DECIMAL ID5460107
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01