Close to Dusk
#535379
#535379 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 32.5% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #535379.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.29:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.88:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.29:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.88:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #535379 as they’d see it.
#535379 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #535379
What color is #535379?
#535379 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 32.5% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #535379 in RGB?
#535379 is rgb(83, 83, 121): 83 red, 83 green, and 121 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #535379 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 31, 0, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #535379?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #535379?
Its complement #585932 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.