What color is #543457?

#543457 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543457?

The RGB value is 84, 52, 87: 84 red, 52 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543457?

The complementary color is #375734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543457 color

#543457 rgb(84, 52, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543457 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 20.4% green and 34.1% blue (84, 52, 87).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#543457 color codes

HEX	`#543457`
RGB	`rgb(84, 52, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 20.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 40%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.82, 21, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.82, 25.99, 323.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.604, 5.029, 9.638)`
Decimal	`5518423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543457, 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 #543457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #543457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543457; }
.text { color: #543457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 52 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543457, #573449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #543457?: #543457 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543457?: The RGB value is 84, 52, 87: 84 red, 52 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543457?: The complementary color is #375734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.