What color is #533B5F?

#533B5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533B5F?

The RGB value is 83, 59, 95: 83 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533B5F?

The complementary color is #475F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533B5F color

#533B5F rgb(83, 59, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533B5F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.1% green and 37.3% blue (83, 59, 95).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#533B5F color codes

HEX	`#533B5F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 59, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, 18.06, -17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 25.02, 316.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.196, 5.793, 11.563)`
Decimal	`5454687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533B5F, 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 #533B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #533B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533b5f; }
.text { color: #533b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 59 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533b5f, #5f3b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #533B5F?: #533B5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533B5F?: The RGB value is 83, 59, 95: 83 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533B5F?: The complementary color is #475F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.