What color is #532671?

#532671 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #532671?

The RGB value is 83, 38, 113: 83 red, 38 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532671?

The complementary color is #447126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532671 color

#532671 rgb(83, 38, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #532671 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 14.9% green and 44.3% blue (83, 38, 113).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 50% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#532671 color codes

HEX	`#532671`
RGB	`rgb(83, 38, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 14.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 50%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 66%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 66%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.01, 35.2, -35.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.01, 49.67, 315.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.24, 4.418, 16.091)`
Decimal	`5449329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532671, 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 #532671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #532671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532671; }
.text { color: #532671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 38 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532671, #71266a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #532671?: #532671 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #532671?: The RGB value is 83, 38, 113: 83 red, 38 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532671?: The complementary color is #447126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.