What color is #534561?

#534561 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 #534561?

The RGB value is 83, 69, 97: 83 red, 69 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534561?

The complementary color is #536145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534561 color

#534561 rgb(83, 69, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #534561 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.1% green and 38% blue (83, 69, 97).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#534561 color codes

HEX	`#534561`
RGB	`rgb(83, 69, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, 12.11, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 18.71, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.853, 6.958, 12.236)`
Decimal	`5457249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534561, 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 #534561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #534561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534561; }
.text { color: #534561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 69 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534561, #614561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #534561?: #534561 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 #534561?: The RGB value is 83, 69, 97: 83 red, 69 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534561?: The complementary color is #536145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.