What color is #530CAB?

#530CAB is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #530CAB?

The RGB value is 83, 12, 171: 83 red, 12 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #530CAB?

The complementary color is #64AB0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #530CAB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#530CAB color

#530CAB rgb(83, 12, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #530CAB is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 4.7% green and 67.1% blue (83, 12, 171).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#530CAB color codes

HEX	`#530CAB`
RGB	`rgb(83, 12, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 4.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 87%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 93%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 93%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, 59.3, -68.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 90.26, 311.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.047, 5.042, 38.911)`
Decimal	`5442731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #530CAB, 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 #530CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#530CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #530CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #530cab; }
.text { color: #530cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #530cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 12 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #530cab, #a30cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #530CAB?: #530CAB is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #530CAB?: The RGB value is 83, 12, 171: 83 red, 12 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #530CAB?: The complementary color is #64AB0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #530CAB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.