What color is #532F58?

#532F58 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 #532F58?

The RGB value is 83, 47, 88: 83 red, 47 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532F58?

The complementary color is #34582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532F58 color

#532F58 rgb(83, 47, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #532F58 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 18.4% green and 34.5% blue (83, 47, 88).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#532F58 color codes

HEX	`#532F58`
RGB	`rgb(83, 47, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 18.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 23.98, -18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 30, 323.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.345, 4.577, 9.78)`
Decimal	`5451608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532F58, 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 #532F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #532F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532f58; }
.text { color: #532f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 47 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532f58, #582f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #532F58?: #532F58 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 #532F58?: The RGB value is 83, 47, 88: 83 red, 47 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532F58?: The complementary color is #34582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.