What color is #523A61?

#523A61 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 #523A61?

The RGB value is 82, 58, 97: 82 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523A61?

The complementary color is #49613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523A61 color

#523A61 rgb(82, 58, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523A61 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.7% green and 38% blue (82, 58, 97).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#523A61 color codes

HEX	`#523A61`
RGB	`rgb(82, 58, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 18.83, -19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 26.8, 314.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.15, 5.683, 12.027)`
Decimal	`5388897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523A61, 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 #523A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #523A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523a61; }
.text { color: #523a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 58 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523a61, #613a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523A61?: #523A61 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 #523A61?: The RGB value is 82, 58, 97: 82 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523A61?: The complementary color is #49613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.