What color is #543B64?

#543B64 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543B64?

The RGB value is 84, 59, 100: 84 red, 59 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543B64?

The complementary color is #4B643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543B64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543B64 color

#543B64 rgb(84, 59, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543B64 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 23.1% green and 39.2% blue (84, 59, 100).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#543B64 color codes

HEX	`#543B64`
RGB	`rgb(84, 59, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 23.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, 19.64, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 28.01, 314.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.52, 5.933, 12.803)`
Decimal	`5520228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543B64, 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 #543B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #543B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543b64; }
.text { color: #543b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 59 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543b64, #643b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #543B64?: #543B64 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543B64?: The RGB value is 84, 59, 100: 84 red, 59 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543B64?: The complementary color is #4B643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543B64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.