What color is #523958?

#523958 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 #523958?

The RGB value is 82, 57, 88: 82 red, 57 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523958?

The complementary color is #3F5839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523958 color

#523958 rgb(82, 57, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523958 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.4% green and 34.5% blue (82, 57, 88).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 35% 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 10.07:1).

#523958 color codes

HEX	`#523958`
RGB	`rgb(82, 57, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.91, 17.31, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.91, 22.45, 320.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.704, 5.425, 9.925)`
Decimal	`5388632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523958, 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 #523958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #523958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523958; }
.text { color: #523958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 57 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523958, #58394e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523958?: #523958 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 #523958?: The RGB value is 82, 57, 88: 82 red, 57 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523958?: The complementary color is #3F5839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.