What color is #53344F?

#53344F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53344F?

The RGB value is 83, 52, 79: 83 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53344F?

The complementary color is #345338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53344F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53344F color

#53344F rgb(83, 52, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53344F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 20.4% green and 31% blue (83, 52, 79).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#53344F color codes

HEX	`#53344F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 52, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 20.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.33, 18.88, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.33, 21.75, 330.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.206, 4.86, 8.007)`
Decimal	`5452879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53344F, 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 #53344F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53344F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #53344F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53344f; }
.text { color: #53344f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53344f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 52 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53344f, #533440); }

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Questions

What color is #53344F?: #53344F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53344F?: The RGB value is 83, 52, 79: 83 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53344F?: The complementary color is #345338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53344F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.