What color is #533C81?

#533C81 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533C81?

The RGB value is 83, 60, 129: 83 red, 60 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533C81?

The complementary color is #6A813C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533C81 color

#533C81 rgb(83, 60, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533C81 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.5% green and 50.6% blue (83, 60, 129).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#533C81 color codes

HEX	`#533C81`
RGB	`rgb(83, 60, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, 26.48, -35.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 44.32, 306.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.145, 6.656, 21.567)`
Decimal	`5454977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533C81, 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 #533C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #533C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533c81; }
.text { color: #533c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 60 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533c81, #753c81); }

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Questions

What color is #533C81?: #533C81 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533C81?: The RGB value is 83, 60, 129: 83 red, 60 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533C81?: The complementary color is #6A813C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.