What color is #534A64?

#534A64 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 #534A64?

The RGB value is 83, 74, 100: 83 red, 74 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534A64?

The complementary color is #5B644A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534A64 color

#534A64 rgb(83, 74, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #534A64 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29% green and 39.2% blue (83, 74, 100).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#534A64 color codes

HEX	`#534A64`
RGB	`rgb(83, 74, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.26, 9.65, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.26, 16.83, 304.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.316, 7.657, 13.094)`
Decimal	`5458532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534A64, 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 #534A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #534A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534a64; }
.text { color: #534a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 74 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534a64, #604a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #534A64?: #534A64 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 #534A64?: The RGB value is 83, 74, 100: 83 red, 74 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534A64?: The complementary color is #5B644A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.