What color is #523451?

#523451 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523451?

The RGB value is 82, 52, 81: 82 red, 52 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523451?

The complementary color is #345235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523451 color

#523451 rgb(82, 52, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523451 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 20.4% green and 31.8% blue (82, 52, 81).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#523451 color codes

HEX	`#523451`
RGB	`rgb(82, 52, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 20.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 37%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.29, 18.93, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.29, 22.52, 327.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.193, 4.844, 8.392)`
Decimal	`5387345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523451, 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 #523451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #523451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523451; }
.text { color: #523451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 52 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523451, #523442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523451?: #523451 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523451?: The RGB value is 82, 52, 81: 82 red, 52 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523451?: The complementary color is #345235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.