What color is #53465B?

#53465B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53465B?

The RGB value is 83, 70, 91: 83 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53465B?

The complementary color is #4E5B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53465B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53465B color

#53465B rgb(83, 70, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53465B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.5% green and 35.7% blue (83, 70, 91).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#53465B color codes

HEX	`#53465B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 70, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.75, 10.02, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.75, 14.42, 314.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.645, 6.975, 10.839)`
Decimal	`5457499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53465B, 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 #53465B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53465B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #53465B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53465b; }
.text { color: #53465b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53465b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 70 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53465b, #5b4659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53465B?: #53465B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53465B?: The RGB value is 83, 70, 91: 83 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53465B?: The complementary color is #4E5B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53465B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.