What color is #543E64?

#543E64 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543E64?

The RGB value is 84, 62, 100: 84 red, 62 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543E64?

The complementary color is #4E643E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543E64 color

#543E64 rgb(84, 62, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543E64 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 24.3% green and 39.2% blue (84, 62, 100).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#543E64 color codes

HEX	`#543E64`
RGB	`rgb(84, 62, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 24.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 38%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 38%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.04, 17.72, -18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.04, 25.8, 313.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.679, 6.25, 12.856)`
Decimal	`5520996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543E64, 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 #543E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #543E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543e64; }
.text { color: #543e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 62 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543e64, #643e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #543E64?: #543E64 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543E64?: The RGB value is 84, 62, 100: 84 red, 62 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543E64?: The complementary color is #4E643E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.