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#533776 Color

#533776 is rgb(83, 55, 118) in RGB, hsl(267, 36%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyber Grape (#58427C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#533776
HEX#533776
RGBrgb(83, 55, 118)
HSLhsl(267, 36%, 34%)
HSVhsv(267, 53%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.106 302.4)
LABlab(28.80% 23.45 -31.95)
LCHlch(28.80% 39.63 306.28)

What #533776 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 #533776, 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 purple in the library.

#533776 Channel Values

How #533776 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 55 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 36% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 53% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.65:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #533776 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 text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #533776

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #533776; 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 #533776

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #533776 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#533776
Protanopia#3D3D76
Protanomaly#473B76
Deuteranopia#424276
Deuteranomaly#493E76
Tritanopia#4A4343
Tritanomaly#4E3F5C
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #533776 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-533776: #533776;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #533776;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-533776': '#533776' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.216, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_533776">#533776</color>
SVG fillfill="#533776"

More Purple Colors

#533776 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#533776 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #533776?

#533776 is a dark purple — rgb(83, 55, 118) in RGB and hsl(267, 36%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyber Grape (#58427C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #533776?

#533776 is rgb(83, 55, 118) — red 83, green 55, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #533776?

#533776 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #533776 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #533776 scores 9.65:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #533776 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #533776 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 11.09, which is visibly different.

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