What color is #533D59?

#533D59 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 #533D59?

The RGB value is 83, 61, 89: 83 red, 61 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533D59?

The complementary color is #43593D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533D59 color

#533D59 rgb(83, 61, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533D59 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.9% green and 34.9% blue (83, 61, 89).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#533D59 color codes

HEX	`#533D59`
RGB	`rgb(83, 61, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 31%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.15, 15.34, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.15, 20.13, 319.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.039, 5.898, 10.217)`
Decimal	`5455193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533D59, 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 #533D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #533D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533d59; }
.text { color: #533d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 61 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533d59, #593d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #533D59?: #533D59 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 #533D59?: The RGB value is 83, 61, 89: 83 red, 61 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533D59?: The complementary color is #43593D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.