What color is #5C53AD?

#5C53AD 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 #5C53AD?

The RGB value is 92, 83, 173: 92 red, 83 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C53AD?

The complementary color is #A4AD53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C53AD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C53AD color

#5C53AD rgb(92, 83, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C53AD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.5% green and 67.8% blue (92, 83, 173).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#5C53AD color codes

HEX	`#5C53AD`
RGB	`rgb(92, 83, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 52%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 52%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.37, 27.49, -47.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.37, 54.59, 300.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.047, 11.478, 40.95)`
Decimal	`6050733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C53AD, 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 #5C53AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C53AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5C53AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c53ad; }
.text { color: #5c53ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c53ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 83 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c53ad, #8953ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #5C53AD?: #5C53AD 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 #5C53AD?: The RGB value is 92, 83, 173: 92 red, 83 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C53AD?: The complementary color is #A4AD53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C53AD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.