What color is #530054?

#530054 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #530054?

The RGB value is 83, 0, 84: 83 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #530054?

The complementary color is #015400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #530054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#530054 color

#530054 rgb(83, 0, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #530054 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 0% green and 32.9% blue (83, 0, 84).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#530054 color codes

HEX	`#530054`
RGB	`rgb(83, 0, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 0%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 100%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.83, 43.62, -27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.83, 51.54, 327.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.167, 2.48, 8.592)`
Decimal	`5439572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #530054, 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 #530054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#530054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #530054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #530054; }
.text { color: #530054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #530054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 0 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #530054, #54002b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #530054?: #530054 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #530054?: The RGB value is 83, 0, 84: 83 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #530054?: The complementary color is #015400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #530054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.