#530566 Color

#530566 is rgb(83, 5, 102) in RGB, hsl(288, 91%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#530566

HEX#530566

RGBrgb(83, 5, 102)

HSLhsl(288, 91%, 21%)

HSVhsv(288, 95%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(32.8% 0.154 317.9)

LABlab(19.39% 42.60 -36.71)

LCHlch(19.39% 56.23 319.25)

What #530566 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #530566, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petunia#470659ΔE 6.66 Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 10.05 Eminence#6C3082ΔE 13.16 Midnight#702670ΔE 14.12 Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 14.44 KSU Purple#512888ΔE 14.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#530566 Channel Values

How #530566 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 83 · G 5 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 91% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 95% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 19% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.28:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #530566 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #530566

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #530566; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #530566

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #530566 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#530566

Protanopia#222266

Protanomaly#3B1A66

Deuteranopia#303065

Deuteranomaly#412565

Tritanopia#4B2525

Tritanomaly#4E1C48

Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #530566 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-530566: #530566;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #530566;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-530566': '#530566' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.020, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_530566">#530566</color>

SVG fillfill="#530566"

More Purple Colors

#530566 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#530566 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #530566?

#530566 is a dark purple — rgb(83, 5, 102) in RGB and hsl(288, 91%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #530566?

#530566 is rgb(83, 5, 102) — red 83, green 5, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #530566?

#530566 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #530566 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #530566 scores 13.28:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #530566 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #530566 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 17, which is visibly different.

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