What color is #5357C9?

#5357C9 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Warm Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5357C9?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 201: 83 red, 87 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5357C9?

The complementary color is #C9C553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5357C9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5357C9 color

#5357C9 rgb(83, 87, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5357C9 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 78.8% blue (83, 87, 201).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 52% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Warm Blue (#4B57DB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5357C9 color codes

HEX	`#5357C9`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 52%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 59%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 57%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 32.08, -60.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 68.06, 298.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.515, 12.871, 56.808)`
Decimal	`5461961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5357C9, 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 #5357C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5357C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5357C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5357c9; }
.text { color: #5357c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5357c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5357c9, #8a53c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5357C9?: #5357C9 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Warm Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5357C9?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 201: 83 red, 87 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5357C9?: The complementary color is #C9C553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5357C9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.