What color is #5352B4?

#5352B4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5352B4?

The RGB value is 83, 82, 180: 83 red, 82 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5352B4?

The complementary color is #B3B452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5352B4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5352B4 color

#5352B4 rgb(83, 82, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5352B4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.2% green and 70.6% blue (83, 82, 180).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 40% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#5352B4 color codes

HEX	`#5352B4`
RGB	`rgb(83, 82, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 40%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 54%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, 28.33, -52.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 59.36, 298.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.82, 11.168, 44.546)`
Decimal	`5460660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5352B4, 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 #5352B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5352B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5352B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5352b4; }
.text { color: #5352b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5352b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 82 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5352b4, #8452b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5352B4?: #5352B4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5352B4?: The RGB value is 83, 82, 180: 83 red, 82 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5352B4?: The complementary color is #B3B452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5352B4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.