Information about #53788D color

#53788D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53788D falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 120, 141) — 32.5% red, 47.1% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 8 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#53788D is a softly balanced steel-blue azure 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 very close to Antique Blue (#4E7B96). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Norwester (#48798A) and Kashmir Blue (#576D8E).

The recipe behind #53788D is rgb(83, 120, 141), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #53788D: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #53788D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#53788D color variations

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

#53788D 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 #53788D

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

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53788D
  • RGB83, 120, 141
  • CMYK23, 8, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(83, 120, 141)
  • HSL202°, 26%, 44%
  • HSL Precise201.724°, 25.893%, 43.922%
  • HSV202°, 41%, 55%
  • HSB202°, 41%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.471, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.471, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.471, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID53788D
  • DECIMAL ID5470349
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01