What color is #534960?

#534960 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 #534960?

The RGB value is 83, 73, 96: 83 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534960?

The complementary color is #566049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534960 color

#534960 rgb(83, 73, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #534960 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 28.6% green and 37.6% blue (83, 73, 96).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#534960 color codes

HEX	`#534960`
RGB	`rgb(83, 73, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 28.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.81, 9.3, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.81, 15.14, 307.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.061, 7.449, 12.077)`
Decimal	`5458272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534960, 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 #534960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #534960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534960; }
.text { color: #534960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 73 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534960, #5e4960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #534960?: #534960 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 #534960?: The RGB value is 83, 73, 96: 83 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534960?: The complementary color is #566049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.