What color is #533CC6?

#533CC6 is a moderate violet known as Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Nightcore?

The RGB value is 83, 60, 198: 83 red, 60 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Nightcore?

The complementary color is #AFC63C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533CC6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Nightcore color: hex code #533CC6

#533CC6 rgb(83, 60, 198)

Shades of blue

Royal Nightcore has the hex code #533CC6. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.5% green and 77.6% blue (83, 60, 198).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 55% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

Royal Nightcore (#533CC6) color codes

HEX	`#533CC6`
RGB	`rgb(83, 60, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 55%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 70%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 70%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.27, 47.14, -68.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.27, 83.2, 304.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.373, 9.147, 54.371)`
Decimal	`5455046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Nightcore, 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 #533CC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533CC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #533CC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533cc6; }
.text { color: #533cc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533cc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 60 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533cc6, #983cc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #533CC6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #533CC6?: #533CC6 is a moderate violet known as Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Nightcore?: The RGB value is 83, 60, 198: 83 red, 60 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Nightcore?: The complementary color is #AFC63C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533CC6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.