What color is #533E56?

#533E56 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 #533E56?

The RGB value is 83, 62, 86: 83 red, 62 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533E56?

The complementary color is #41563E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533E56 color

#533E56 rgb(83, 62, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533E56 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.3% green and 33.7% blue (83, 62, 86).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#533E56 color codes

HEX	`#533E56`
RGB	`rgb(83, 62, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, 14.01, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 17.73, 322.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.969, 5.956, 9.585)`
Decimal	`5455446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533E56, 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 #533E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #533E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533e56; }
.text { color: #533e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 62 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533e56, #563e4d); }

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Questions

What color is #533E56?: #533E56 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 #533E56?: The RGB value is 83, 62, 86: 83 red, 62 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533E56?: The complementary color is #41563E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.