Close to Dusk
#53446C
#53446C is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 26.7% green, and 42.4% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 23% saturation and 35% 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 #53446C.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.71:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.41:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.71:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.41:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #53446C as they’d see it.
#53446C 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 #53446C
What color is #53446C?
#53446C is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 26.7% green, and 42.4% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #53446C in RGB?
#53446C is rgb(83, 68, 108): 83 red, 68 green, and 108 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #53446C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 37, 0, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #53446C?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #53446C?
Its complement #415028 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.