Red Cabbage Color - #534a77: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

October 3, 2026

Slice a red cabbage and the inside is purple-blue, and its juice changes color with acidity, which is why kids use it as a pH tester in science class. Red Cabbage color (#534a77) catches that cool violet with blue at 119. It’s a moody, dusky purple, far from any true red.

Red Cabbage Color Shades

Complementary colors

#534A77
#6E774A

Triadic colors

#534A77
#77534A
#4A7753

Tints or lighter colors

#695D96
#847AAC
#A19AC0
#BEB9D4
#DCD9E7

Darker colors

#3D3657
#272338
#110F19

Analogous colors

#4A6E77
#4A5777
#534A77
#694A77
#774A6E

Monochromatic colors

#2D2450
#43386F
#5B4E8C
#766BA3
#968FB1

#534a77

Cabbage Red

Red Cabbage Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Red Cabbage:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#534a77
RGB	rgb(83,74,119)
HSL	hsl(252,23.3%,37.8%)
CMYK	30, 38, 0, 53
HSV	252, 38, 47
RGB %	33, 29, 47
XYZ	9.3, 8.1, 18.5
LAB	34.1, 14.7, -24.4
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Blue
Saturation	38%
Temperature	Cool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	8.03 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	2.61 (fails WCAG AA)