What color is #533F5F?

#533F5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533F5F?

The RGB value is 83, 63, 95: 83 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533F5F?

The complementary color is #4B5F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533F5F color

#533F5F rgb(83, 63, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533F5F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.7% green and 37.3% blue (83, 63, 95).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#533F5F color codes

HEX	`#533F5F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 63, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, 15.49, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 22.03, 314.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.41, 6.22, 11.635)`
Decimal	`5455711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533F5F, 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 #533F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #533F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533f5f; }
.text { color: #533f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 63 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533f5f, #5f3f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #533F5F?: #533F5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533F5F?: The RGB value is 83, 63, 95: 83 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533F5F?: The complementary color is #4B5F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.