What color is #543E65?

#543E65 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 #543E65?

The RGB value is 84, 62, 101: 84 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543E65?

The complementary color is #4F653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543E65 color

#543E65 rgb(84, 62, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543E65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 24.3% green and 39.6% blue (84, 62, 101).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#543E65 color codes

HEX	`#543E65`
RGB	`rgb(84, 62, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 24.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.08, 17.97, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.08, 26.38, 312.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.727, 6.27, 13.112)`
Decimal	`5520997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543E65, 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 #543E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #543E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543e65; }
.text { color: #543e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 62 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543e65, #653e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #543E65?: #543E65 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 #543E65?: The RGB value is 84, 62, 101: 84 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543E65?: The complementary color is #4F653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.