What color is #523A53?

#523A53 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 #523A53?

The RGB value is 82, 58, 83: 82 red, 58 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523A53?

The complementary color is #3B533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523A53 color

#523A53 rgb(82, 58, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523A53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.7% green and 32.5% blue (82, 58, 83).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#523A53 color codes

HEX	`#523A53`
RGB	`rgb(82, 58, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, 15.53, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 19, 324.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.554, 5.445, 8.888)`
Decimal	`5388883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523A53, 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 #523A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #523A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523a53; }
.text { color: #523a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 58 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523a53, #533a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #523A53?: #523A53 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 #523A53?: The RGB value is 82, 58, 83: 82 red, 58 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523A53?: The complementary color is #3B533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.