What color is #53435E?

#53435E 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 #53435E?

The RGB value is 83, 67, 94: 83 red, 67 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53435E?

The complementary color is #4E5E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53435E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53435E color

#53435E rgb(83, 67, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53435E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 26.3% green and 36.9% blue (83, 67, 94).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#53435E color codes

HEX	`#53435E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 67, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 26.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 29%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, 12.67, -13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 18.43, 313.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.594, 6.662, 11.473)`
Decimal	`5456734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53435E, 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 #53435E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53435E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #53435E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53435e; }
.text { color: #53435e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53435e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 67 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53435e, #5e435c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53435E?: #53435E 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 #53435E?: The RGB value is 83, 67, 94: 83 red, 67 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53435E?: The complementary color is #4E5E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53435E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.