What color is #523E65?

#523E65 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 #523E65?

The RGB value is 82, 62, 101: 82 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523E65?

The complementary color is #51653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523E65 color

#523E65 rgb(82, 62, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523E65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 24.3% green and 39.6% blue (82, 62, 101).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#523E65 color codes

HEX	`#523E65`
RGB	`rgb(82, 62, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 24.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.86, 17.27, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.86, 26.18, 311.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.551, 6.179, 13.104)`
Decimal	`5389925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523E65, 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 #523E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #523E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523e65; }
.text { color: #523e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 62 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523e65, #653e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523E65?: #523E65 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 #523E65?: The RGB value is 82, 62, 101: 82 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523E65?: The complementary color is #51653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.