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#531ABC Color

#531ABC is rgb(83, 26, 188) in RGB, hsl(261, 76%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 86%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#531ABC
HEX#531ABC
RGBrgb(83, 26, 188)
HSLhsl(261, 76%, 42%)
HSVhsv(261, 86%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 86%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(42.4% 0.222 288.5)
LABlab(28.68% 52.57 -74.85)
LCHlch(28.68% 91.46 305.08)

What #531ABC 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 #531ABC, 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.

#531ABC Channel Values

How #531ABC 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 26 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 76% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 86% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.37:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #531ABC 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 text9.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #531ABC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #531ABC; 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 #531ABC

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 #531ABC.

How #531ABC 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#531ABC
Protanopia#2A2ABC
Protanomaly#3E25BC
Deuteranopia#3535BC
Deuteranomaly#432CBC
Tritanopia#2B4C4C
Tritanomaly#3E3E88
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #531ABC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-531abc: #531ABC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #531ABC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-531abc': '#531ABC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.102, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_531abc">#531ABC</color>
SVG fillfill="#531ABC"

More Purple Colors

#531ABC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#531ABC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #531ABC?

#531ABC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(83, 26, 188) in RGB and hsl(261, 76%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.05.

What is the RGB value of #531ABC?

#531ABC is rgb(83, 26, 188) — red 83, green 26, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #531ABC?

#531ABC converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 86%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #531ABC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #531ABC scores 9.37:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #531ABC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #531ABC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 16.35, which is visibly different.

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