What color is #532F78?

#532F78 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #532F78?

The RGB value is 83, 47, 120: 83 red, 47 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532F78?

The complementary color is #54782F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532F78 color

#532F78 rgb(83, 47, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #532F78 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 18.4% green and 47.1% blue (83, 47, 120).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 44% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Nights (#4B2C74), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#532F78 color codes

HEX	`#532F78`
RGB	`rgb(83, 47, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 18.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 44%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 61%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.38, 31.92, -35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.38, 47.89, 311.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.973, 5.228, 18.355)`
Decimal	`5451640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532F78, 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 #532F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #532F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532f78; }
.text { color: #532f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 47 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532f78, #782f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #532F78?: #532F78 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #532F78?: The RGB value is 83, 47, 120: 83 red, 47 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532F78?: The complementary color is #54782F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.