What color is #534860?

#534860 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 #534860?

The RGB value is 83, 72, 96: 83 red, 72 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534860?

The complementary color is #556048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534860 color

#534860 rgb(83, 72, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #534860 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 28.2% green and 37.6% blue (83, 72, 96).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#534860 color codes

HEX	`#534860`
RGB	`rgb(83, 72, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 28.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.52, 9.94, -12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.52, 15.88, 308.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.996, 7.318, 12.055)`
Decimal	`5458016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534860, 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 #534860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #534860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534860; }
.text { color: #534860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 72 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534860, #5f4860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #534860?: #534860 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 #534860?: The RGB value is 83, 72, 96: 83 red, 72 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534860?: The complementary color is #556048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.