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#532851 Color

#532851 is rgb(83, 40, 81) in RGB, hsl(303, 35%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 2%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#532851
HEX#532851
RGBrgb(83, 40, 81)
HSLhsl(303, 35%, 24%)
HSVhsv(303, 52%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 2%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.087 329)
LABlab(23.49% 25.32 -16.33)
LCHlch(23.49% 30.13 327.19)

What #532851 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #532851, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#532851 Channel Values

How #532851 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 40 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 35% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 52% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 2% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.73:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #532851 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #532851

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #532851; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #532851

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #532851 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#532851
Protanopia#323251
Protanomaly#422F51
Deuteranopia#3A3A50
Deuteranomaly#453450
Tritanopia#4F2F2F
Tritanomaly#512D3F
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #532851 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-532851: #532851;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #532851;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-532851': '#532851' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.157, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_532851">#532851</color>
SVG fillfill="#532851"

More Pink Colors

#532851 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#532851 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #532851?

#532851 is a dark pink — rgb(83, 40, 81) in RGB and hsl(303, 35%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #532851?

#532851 is rgb(83, 40, 81) — red 83, green 40, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #532851?

#532851 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 2%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #532851 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #532851 scores 11.73:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #532851 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #532851 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 27.56, which is a different colour altogether.

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