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#534064 Color

#534064 is rgb(83, 64, 100) in RGB, hsl(272, 22%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#534064
HEX#534064
RGBrgb(83, 64, 100)
HSLhsl(272, 22%, 32%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.063 308)
LABlab(30.33% 14.38 -18.15)
LCHlch(30.33% 23.16 308.38)

What #534064 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 #534064, 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.

#534064 Channel Values

How #534064 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 64 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 22% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.19:1 vs white · 2.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #534064 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 text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #534064

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #534064; 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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Tints & Shades of #534064

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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How #534064 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#534064
Protanopia#444464
Protanomaly#4A4264
Deuteranopia#474764
Deuteranomaly#4C4464
Tritanopia#4E4646
Tritanomaly#504453
Achromatopsia#484848

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Using #534064 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-534064: #534064;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #534064;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-534064': '#534064' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.251, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_534064">#534064</color>
SVG fillfill="#534064"

More Purple Colors

#534064 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#534064 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #534064?

#534064 is a dark purple — rgb(83, 64, 100) in RGB and hsl(272, 22%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #534064?

#534064 is rgb(83, 64, 100) — red 83, green 64, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #534064?

#534064 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #534064 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #534064 scores 9.19:1 against white and 2.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #534064 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #534064 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 25.58, which is a different colour altogether.

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