What color is #543C74?

#543C74 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543C74?

The RGB value is 84, 60, 116: 84 red, 60 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543C74?

The complementary color is #5C743C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543C74 color

#543C74 rgb(84, 60, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543C74 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 23.5% green and 45.5% blue (84, 60, 116).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 32% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#543C74 color codes

HEX	`#543C74`
RGB	`rgb(84, 60, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 23.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 32%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 48%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 48%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.35, 23.16, -28.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.35, 36.67, 309.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.424, 6.377, 17.307)`
Decimal	`5520500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543C74, 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 #543C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #543C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543c74; }
.text { color: #543c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 60 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543c74, #703c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #543C74?: #543C74 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543C74?: The RGB value is 84, 60, 116: 84 red, 60 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543C74?: The complementary color is #5C743C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.