Information about #53526D color

#53526D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53526D falls into the Blue Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 82, 109) — 32.5% red, 32.2% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 11 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #53526D reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Enigma (#515072). Slightly further away sit Hammerhead (#515769) and Independence (#4C516D).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 82, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #53526D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#53526D color variations

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

#53526D 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 #53526D

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

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53526D
  • RGB83, 82, 109
  • CMYK10, 11, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(83, 82, 109)
  • HSL242°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise242.222°, 14.136%, 37.451%
  • HSV242°, 25%, 43%
  • HSB242°, 25%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.322, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.322, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.322, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID53526D
  • DECIMAL ID5460589
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01