What color is #523B5F?

#523B5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523B5F?

The RGB value is 82, 59, 95: 82 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523B5F?

The complementary color is #485F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523B5F color

#523B5F rgb(82, 59, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523B5F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 23.1% green and 37.3% blue (82, 59, 95).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#523B5F color codes

HEX	`#523B5F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 59, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 23.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 17.7, -17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 24.9, 315.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.109, 5.748, 11.559)`
Decimal	`5389151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523B5F, 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 #523B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #523B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523b5f; }
.text { color: #523b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 59 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523b5f, #5f3b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523B5F?: #523B5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523B5F?: The RGB value is 82, 59, 95: 82 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523B5F?: The complementary color is #485F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.