What color is #543A61?

#543A61 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543A61?

The RGB value is 84, 58, 97: 84 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543A61?

The complementary color is #47613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543A61 color

#543A61 rgb(84, 58, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543A61 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 22.7% green and 38% blue (84, 58, 97).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#543A61 color codes

HEX	`#543A61`
RGB	`rgb(84, 58, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 22.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.84, 19.54, -18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.84, 27.03, 316.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.327, 5.774, 12.036)`
Decimal	`5519969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543A61, 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 #543A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #543A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543a61; }
.text { color: #543a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 58 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543a61, #613a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #543A61?: #543A61 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543A61?: The RGB value is 84, 58, 97: 84 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543A61?: The complementary color is #47613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.