What color is #5830CF?

#5830CF is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5830CF?

The RGB value is 88, 48, 207: 88 red, 48 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5830CF?

The complementary color is #A7CF30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5830CF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5830CF color

#5830CF rgb(88, 48, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5830CF is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 18.8% green and 81.2% blue (88, 48, 207).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 62% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blurple (#5539CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#5830CF color codes

HEX	`#5830CF`
RGB	`rgb(88, 48, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 18.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 77%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 77%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.39, 56.53, -75.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.39, 94.1, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.341, 8.693, 59.836)`
Decimal	`5779663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5830CF, 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 #5830CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5830CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5830CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5830cf; }
.text { color: #5830cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5830cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 48 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5830cf, #a830cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #5830CF?: #5830CF is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5830CF?: The RGB value is 88, 48, 207: 88 red, 48 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5830CF?: The complementary color is #A7CF30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5830CF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.