What color is #53315A?

#53315A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53315A?

The RGB value is 83, 49, 90: 83 red, 49 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53315A?

The complementary color is #385A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53315A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53315A color

#53315A rgb(83, 49, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53315A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 19.2% green and 35.3% blue (83, 49, 90).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#53315A color codes

HEX	`#53315A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 49, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 19.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 46%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 23.2, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 29.63, 321.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.511, 4.774, 10.249)`
Decimal	`5452122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53315A, 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 #53315A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53315A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #53315A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53315a; }
.text { color: #53315a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53315a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 49 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53315a, #5a314d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #53315A?: #53315A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53315A?: The RGB value is 83, 49, 90: 83 red, 49 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53315A?: The complementary color is #385A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53315A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.