What color is #5811F2?

#5811F2 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Blustering Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5811F2?

The RGB value is 88, 17, 242: 88 red, 17 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5811F2?

The complementary color is #ABF211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5811F2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5811F2 color

#5811F2 rgb(88, 17, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5811F2 is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 6.7% green and 94.9% blue (88, 17, 242).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 90% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blustering Blue (#4411FF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#5811F2 color codes

HEX	`#5811F2`
RGB	`rgb(88, 17, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 6.7%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 90%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 93%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 93%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, 75.5, -94.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 121.07, 308.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.247, 8.885, 84.635)`
Decimal	`5771762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5811F2, 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 #5811F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5811F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #5811F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5811f2; }
.text { color: #5811f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5811f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 17 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5811f2, #c811f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5811F2?: #5811F2 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Blustering Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5811F2?: The RGB value is 88, 17, 242: 88 red, 17 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5811F2?: The complementary color is #ABF211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5811F2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.