What color is #54375D?

#54375D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54375D?

The RGB value is 84, 55, 93: 84 red, 55 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54375D?

The complementary color is #405D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54375D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54375D color

#54375D rgb(84, 55, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #54375D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 21.6% green and 36.5% blue (84, 55, 93).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#54375D color codes

HEX	`#54375D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 55, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 21.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 41%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, 20.48, -17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 27.01, 319.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.998, 5.408, 11.029)`
Decimal	`5519197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54375D, 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 #54375D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54375D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #54375D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54375d; }
.text { color: #54375d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54375d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 55 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54375d, #5d3753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #54375D?: #54375D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54375D?: The RGB value is 84, 55, 93: 84 red, 55 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54375D?: The complementary color is #405D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54375D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.