What color is #53304E?

#53304E 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 #53304E?

The RGB value is 83, 48, 78: 83 red, 48 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53304E?

The complementary color is #305335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53304E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53304E color

#53304E rgb(83, 48, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53304E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 18.8% green and 30.6% blue (83, 48, 78).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#53304E color codes

HEX	`#53304E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 48, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 18.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.27, 21.19, -11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.27, 24.24, 330.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.999, 4.503, 7.759)`
Decimal	`5451854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53304E, 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 #53304E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53304E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #53304E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53304e; }
.text { color: #53304e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53304e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 48 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53304e, #53303d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53304E?: #53304E 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 #53304E?: The RGB value is 83, 48, 78: 83 red, 48 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53304E?: The complementary color is #305335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53304E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.