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#53789D Color

#53789D is rgb(83, 120, 157) in RGB, hsl(210, 31%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Blue (#436B95), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53789D
HEX#53789D
RGBrgb(83, 120, 157)
HSLhsl(210, 31%, 47%)
HSVhsv(210, 47%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.071 249.2)
LABlab(48.80% -5.54 -24.41)
LCHlch(48.80% 25.03 257.21)

What #53789D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #53789D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#53789D Channel Values

How #53789D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 120 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 31% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 47% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53789D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53789D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53789D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53789D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #53789D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53789D.

How #53789D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#53789D
Protanopia#73739D
Protanomaly#67759D
Deuteranopia#6D6D9E
Deuteranomaly#64729D
Tritanopia#497D7D
Tritanomaly#4D7B8B
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53789D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-53789d: #53789D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53789D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53789d': '#53789D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.471, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_53789d">#53789D</color>
SVG fillfill="#53789D"

More Blue Colors

#53789D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53789D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53789D?

#53789D is a mid-tone blue — rgb(83, 120, 157) in RGB and hsl(210, 31%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Blue (#436B95), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #53789D?

#53789D is rgb(83, 120, 157) — red 83, green 120, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53789D?

#53789D converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53789D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #53789D scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53789D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53789D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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