What color is #53475C?

#53475C 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 #53475C?

The RGB value is 83, 71, 92: 83 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53475C?

The complementary color is #505C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53475C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53475C color

#53475C rgb(83, 71, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53475C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.8% green and 36.1% blue (83, 71, 92).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#53475C color codes

HEX	`#53475C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 71, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.07, 9.62, -10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.07, 14.25, 312.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.752, 7.118, 11.089)`
Decimal	`5457756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53475C, 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 #53475C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53475C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #53475C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53475c; }
.text { color: #53475c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53475c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 71 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53475c, #5c475b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53475C?: #53475C 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 #53475C?: The RGB value is 83, 71, 92: 83 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53475C?: The complementary color is #505C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53475C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.