What color is #533253?

#533253 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 #533253?

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

What is the complementary color of #533253?

The complementary color is #325332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533253 color

#533253 rgb(83, 50, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533253 is a dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#533253 color codes

HEX	`#533253`
RGB	`rgb(83, 50, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 19.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26, 21, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26, 25.22, 326.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.269, 4.745, 8.768)`
Decimal	`5452371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533253, 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 #533253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #533253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533253; }
.text { color: #533253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 50 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533253, #533243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #533253?: #533253 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 #533253?: The RGB value is 83, 50, 83: 83 red, 50 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533253?: The complementary color is #325332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.