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#530FDB Color

#530FDB is rgb(83, 15, 219) in RGB, hsl(260, 87%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 93%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 10.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#530FDB
HEX#530FDB
RGBrgb(83, 15, 219)
HSLhsl(260, 87%, 46%)
HSVhsv(260, 93%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 93%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.258 283.7)
LABlab(30.79% 61.70 -89.42)
LCHlch(30.79% 108.64 304.60)

What #530FDB 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 #530FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#530FDB Channel Values

How #530FDB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 15 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 87% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 93% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.54:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #530FDB 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 text8.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #530FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #530FDB; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #530FDB

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #530FDB.

How #530FDB 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#530FDB
Protanopia#2525DB
Protanomaly#3C1EDB
Deuteranopia#3232DB
Deuteranomaly#4228DB
Tritanopia#005656
Tritanomaly#33449D
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #530FDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-530fdb: #530FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #530FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-530fdb': '#530FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.059, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_530fdb">#530FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#530FDB"

More Purple Colors

#530FDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#530FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #530FDB?

#530FDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(83, 15, 219) in RGB and hsl(260, 87%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.57.

What is the RGB value of #530FDB?

#530FDB is rgb(83, 15, 219) — red 83, green 15, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #530FDB?

#530FDB converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 93%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #530FDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #530FDB scores 8.54:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #530FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #530FDB 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.57, which is visibly different.

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