What color is #533157?

#533157 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 #533157?

The RGB value is 83, 49, 87: 83 red, 49 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533157?

The complementary color is #355731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533157 color

#533157 rgb(83, 49, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533157 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 19.2% green and 34.1% blue (83, 49, 87).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#533157 color codes

HEX	`#533157`
RGB	`rgb(83, 49, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 19.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 44%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, 22.52, -16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 28.03, 323.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.386, 4.724, 9.59)`
Decimal	`5452119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533157, 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 #533157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #533157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533157; }
.text { color: #533157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 49 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533157, #573148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #533157?: #533157 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 #533157?: The RGB value is 83, 49, 87: 83 red, 49 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533157?: The complementary color is #355731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.