What color is #5539CC?

#5539CC is a moderate violet known as Blurple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blurple?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 204: 85 red, 57 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blurple?

The complementary color is #B0CC39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5539CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blurple color: hex code #5539CC

#5539CC rgb(85, 57, 204)

Shades of blue

Blurple has the hex code #5539CC. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 80% blue (85, 57, 204).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 59% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

Blurple (#5539CC) color codes

HEX	`#5539CC`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 59%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 72%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 72%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 50.83, -71.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 87.99, 305.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.105, 9.216, 58.045)`
Decimal	`5585356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blurple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5539CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5539CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5539CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5539cc; }
.text { color: #5539cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5539cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5539cc, #9f39cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persian Blue.

See #5539CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5539CC?: #5539CC is a moderate violet known as Blurple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blurple?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 204: 85 red, 57 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blurple?: The complementary color is #B0CC39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5539CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.