What color is #523665?

#523665 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523665?

The RGB value is 82, 54, 101: 82 red, 54 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523665?

The complementary color is #496536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523665 color

#523665 rgb(82, 54, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523665 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 21.2% green and 39.6% blue (82, 54, 101).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#523665 color codes

HEX	`#523665`
RGB	`rgb(82, 54, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 21.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 47%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 47%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.77, 22.38, -22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.77, 32.05, 314.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.147, 5.372, 12.97)`
Decimal	`5387877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523665, 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 #523665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #523665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523665; }
.text { color: #523665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 54 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523665, #653661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #523665?: #523665 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523665?: The RGB value is 82, 54, 101: 82 red, 54 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523665?: The complementary color is #496536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.