Information about #535974 color

#535974 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#535974 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 89, 116) — 32.5% red, 34.9% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 11 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #535974 reads as a gently muted classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Enigma (#515072). Slightly further away sit Black Coral (#54626F) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

The recipe behind #535974 is rgb(83, 89, 116), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #535974: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #535974 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#535974 color variations

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

#535974 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 #535974

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

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#535974
  • RGB83, 89, 116
  • CMYK13, 11, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(83, 89, 116)
  • HSL229°, 17%, 39%
  • HSL Precise229.091°, 16.583%, 39.02%
  • HSV229°, 28%, 45%
  • HSB229°, 28%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.349, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.349, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.349, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID535974
  • DECIMAL ID5462388
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01