Information about #53738D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#53738D falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 115, 141) — 32.5% red, 45.1% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 10 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #53738D feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kashmir Blue (#576D8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91) and Waratah (#55698B).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 115, 141) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #53738D: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #53738D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#53738D color variations

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

#53738D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#53738D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#53738D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#53738D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#53738D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #53738D

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

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

#53738D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53738D
  • RGB83, 115, 141
  • CMYK23, 10, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(83, 115, 141)
  • HSL207°, 26%, 44%
  • HSL Precise206.897°, 25.893%, 43.922%
  • HSV207°, 41%, 55%
  • HSB207°, 41%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.451, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.451, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.451, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID53738D
  • DECIMAL ID5469069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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