Close to Purple
#53005E
#53005E is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 0% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #53005E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.73:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.53:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.73:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.53:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #53005E as they’d see it.
#53005E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #53005E
What color is #53005E?
#53005E is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 0% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #53005E in RGB?
#53005E is rgb(83, 0, 94): 83 red, 0 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #53005E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 100, 0, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #53005E?
PANTONE 2615 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #53005E?
Its complement #0A3500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.