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#535898 color: Governor Bay

#535898 is rgb(83, 88, 152) in RGB and oklch(48.63% 0.10204 278.497) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

48.6%
0.102
278°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #535898

#535898 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.53:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Governor Bay (#51559b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #535898 mixed with white

  1. 535898
  2. 6268a3
  3. 7278ad
  4. 8288b8
  5. 9399c2
  6. a4a9cc
  7. b6bad7
  8. c7cbe1
  9. dadceb
  10. ecedf5

Darker: #535898 mixed with black

  1. 535898
  2. 474b84
  3. 3b3f70
  4. 30335c
  5. 25284a
  6. 1b1d38
  7. 111227
  8. 080917
  9. 020308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #535898 with less saturation

  1. 535898
  2. 545993
  3. 555a8d
  4. 565b88
  5. 575c82
  6. 595d7c
  7. 5a5d77
  8. 5b5e71
  9. 5c5e6b
  10. 5e5f65

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Colors that go with #535898

Complementary
#535898#6f5f00
Analogous
#535898#296396#704e8b
Triadic
#535898#8f4832#1a7049
Split
#535898#84530b#4e6a25

Questions about #535898

What color is #535898?

#535898 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Governor Bay. In RGB it is rgb(83, 88, 152), in HSL hsl(235.65, 29.36%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.63% 0.10204 278.497).

What colors go well with #535898?

The complementary color of #535898 is #6f5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #296396 and #704e8b. The triadic partners are #8f4832 and #1a7049.

Is white or black text more readable on #535898?

White text reads better on #535898: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #535898 a warm or cool color?

#535898 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.102.