What color is #533B54?

#533B54 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 #533B54?

The RGB value is 83, 59, 84: 83 red, 59 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533B54?

The complementary color is #3C543B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533B54 color

#533B54 rgb(83, 59, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533B54 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.1% green and 32.9% blue (83, 59, 84).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#533B54 color codes

HEX	`#533B54`
RGB	`rgb(83, 59, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, 15.49, -10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 18.96, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.731, 5.607, 9.114)`
Decimal	`5454676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533B54, 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 #533B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #533B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533b54; }
.text { color: #533b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 59 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533b54, #543b49); }

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Questions

What color is #533B54?: #533B54 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 #533B54?: The RGB value is 83, 59, 84: 83 red, 59 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533B54?: The complementary color is #3C543B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.