What color is #53324F?

#53324F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53324F?

The RGB value is 83, 50, 79: 83 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53324F?

The complementary color is #325336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53324F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53324F color

#53324F rgb(83, 50, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53324F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 19.6% green and 31% blue (83, 50, 79).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 5% 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 10.84:1).

#53324F color codes

HEX	`#53324F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 50, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 19.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, 20.15, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 23.24, 330.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.119, 4.685, 7.978)`
Decimal	`5452367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53324F, 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 #53324F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53324F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #53324F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53324f; }
.text { color: #53324f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53324f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 50 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53324f, #53323f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53324F?: #53324F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53324F?: The RGB value is 83, 50, 79: 83 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53324F?: The complementary color is #325336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53324F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.