What color is #532E51?

#532E51 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #532E51?

The RGB value is 83, 46, 81: 83 red, 46 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532E51?

The complementary color is #2E5330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532E51 color

#532E51 rgb(83, 46, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #532E51 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 18% green and 31.8% blue (83, 46, 81).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#532E51 color codes

HEX	`#532E51`
RGB	`rgb(83, 46, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 18%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.91, 23.06, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.91, 27.14, 328.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.029, 4.387, 8.312)`
Decimal	`5451345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532E51, 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 #532E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #532E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532e51; }
.text { color: #532e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 46 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532e51, #532e3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #532E51?: #532E51 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #532E51?: The RGB value is 83, 46, 81: 83 red, 46 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532E51?: The complementary color is #2E5330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.