What color is #542B52?

#542B52 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542B52?

The RGB value is 84, 43, 82: 84 red, 43 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542B52?

The complementary color is #2B542D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542B52 color

#542B52 rgb(84, 43, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #542B52 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 16.9% green and 32.2% blue (84, 43, 82).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#542B52 color codes

HEX	`#542B52`
RGB	`rgb(84, 43, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 16.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.39, 25.45, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.39, 29.94, 328.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.043, 4.222, 8.478)`
Decimal	`5516114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542B52, 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 #542B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #542B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542b52; }
.text { color: #542b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 43 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542b52, #542b3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #542B52?: #542B52 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542B52?: The RGB value is 84, 43, 82: 84 red, 43 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542B52?: The complementary color is #2B542D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.