What color is #5382F3?

#5382F3 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5382F3?

The RGB value is 83, 130, 243: 83 red, 130 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5382F3?

The complementary color is #F3C453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5382F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5382F3 color

#5382F3 rgb(83, 130, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5382F3 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 51% green and 95.3% blue (83, 130, 243).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 87% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Jeans (#5588FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#5382F3 color codes

HEX	`#5382F3`
RGB	`rgb(83, 130, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 51%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 87%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 66%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 47%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, 19.69, -61.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 64.61, 287.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.722, 24.273, 88.001)`
Decimal	`5473011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5382F3, 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 #5382F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5382F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	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 #5382F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5382f3; }
.text { color: #5382f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5382f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 130 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5382f3, #7453f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5382F3?: #5382F3 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5382F3?: The RGB value is 83, 130, 243: 83 red, 130 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5382F3?: The complementary color is #F3C453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5382F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.