What color is #53274E?

#53274E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53274E?

The RGB value is 83, 39, 78: 83 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53274E?

The complementary color is #27532C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53274E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53274E color

#53274E rgb(83, 39, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53274E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 15.3% green and 30.6% blue (83, 39, 78).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 36% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#53274E color codes

HEX	`#53274E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 39, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 15.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 36%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 53%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.14, 26.65, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.14, 30.6, 330.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.668, 3.84, 7.649)`
Decimal	`5449550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53274E, 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 #53274E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53274E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #53274E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53274e; }
.text { color: #53274e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53274e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 39 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53274e, #532738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #53274E?: #53274E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53274E?: The RGB value is 83, 39, 78: 83 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53274E?: The complementary color is #27532C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53274E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.