What color is #523858?

#523858 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 #523858?

The RGB value is 82, 56, 88: 82 red, 56 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523858?

The complementary color is #3E5838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523858 color

#523858 rgb(82, 56, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523858 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22% green and 34.5% blue (82, 56, 88).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#523858 color codes

HEX	`#523858`
RGB	`rgb(82, 56, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, 17.95, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 23.21, 320.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.655, 5.327, 9.908)`
Decimal	`5388376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523858, 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 #523858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #523858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523858; }
.text { color: #523858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 56 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523858, #58384e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523858?: #523858 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 #523858?: The RGB value is 82, 56, 88: 82 red, 56 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523858?: The complementary color is #3E5838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.