What color is #533E55?

#533E55 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 #533E55?

The RGB value is 83, 62, 85: 83 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533E55?

The complementary color is #40553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533E55 color

#533E55 rgb(83, 62, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533E55 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.3% green and 33.3% blue (83, 62, 85).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#533E55 color codes

HEX	`#533E55`
RGB	`rgb(83, 62, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, 13.78, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 17.19, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.929, 5.94, 9.374)`
Decimal	`5455445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533E55, 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 #533E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #533E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533e55; }
.text { color: #533e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 62 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533e55, #553e4b); }

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Questions

What color is #533E55?: #533E55 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 #533E55?: The RGB value is 83, 62, 85: 83 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533E55?: The complementary color is #40553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.