What color is #533A60?

#533A60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533A60?

The RGB value is 83, 58, 96: 83 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533A60?

The complementary color is #47603A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533A60 color

#533A60 rgb(83, 58, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533A60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 22.7% green and 37.6% blue (83, 58, 96).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#533A60 color codes

HEX	`#533A60`
RGB	`rgb(83, 58, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 22.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.67, 18.94, -18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.67, 26.34, 315.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.191, 5.71, 11.787)`
Decimal	`5454432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533A60, 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 #533A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #533A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533a60; }
.text { color: #533a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 58 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533a60, #603a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #533A60?: #533A60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533A60?: The RGB value is 83, 58, 96: 83 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533A60?: The complementary color is #47603A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.