What color is #5343E8?

#5343E8 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Meteor Shower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5343E8?

The RGB value is 83, 67, 232: 83 red, 67 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5343E8?

The complementary color is #D8E843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5343E8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5343E8 color

#5343E8 rgb(83, 67, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5343E8 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 26.3% green and 91% blue (83, 67, 232).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 78% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Meteor Shower (#5533FF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#5343E8 color codes

HEX	`#5343E8`
RGB	`rgb(83, 67, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 26.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 78%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 71%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 71%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 53.67, -80.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 97.02, 303.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.135, 11.678, 77.521)`
Decimal	`5456872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5343E8, 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 #5343E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5343E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5343E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5343e8; }
.text { color: #5343e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5343e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 67 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5343e8, #a543e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Blue.

Questions

What color is #5343E8?: #5343E8 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Meteor Shower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5343E8?: The RGB value is 83, 67, 232: 83 red, 67 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5343E8?: The complementary color is #D8E843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5343E8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.