What color is #523160?

#523160 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523160?

The RGB value is 82, 49, 96: 82 red, 49 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523160?

The complementary color is #3F6031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523160 color

#523160 rgb(82, 49, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523160 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 19.2% green and 37.6% blue (82, 49, 96).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#523160 color codes

HEX	`#523160`
RGB	`rgb(82, 49, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 19.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 49%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, 24.28, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 32.81, 317.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.689, 4.835, 11.645)`
Decimal	`5386592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523160, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #523160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #523160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523160; }
.text { color: #523160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 49 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523160, #603157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #523160?: #523160 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523160?: The RGB value is 82, 49, 96: 82 red, 49 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523160?: The complementary color is #3F6031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.