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#5320DF Color

#5320DF is rgb(83, 32, 223) in RGB, hsl(256, 75%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 86%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 12.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5320DF
HEX#5320DF
RGBrgb(83, 32, 223)
HSLhsl(256, 75%, 50%)
HSVhsv(256, 86%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 86%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.254 282.4)
LABlab(32.77% 57.99 -88.42)
LCHlch(32.77% 105.74 303.26)

What #5320DF 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 #5320DF, 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.

#5320DF Channel Values

How #5320DF 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 32 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 75% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 86% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.95:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5320DF 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 text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5320DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5320DF; 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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Tints & Shades of #5320DF

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 #5320DF.

How #5320DF 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#5320DF
Protanopia#2D2DDF
Protanomaly#4029DF
Deuteranopia#3737DF
Deuteranomaly#442FDF
Tritanopia#005B5B
Tritanomaly#314AA1
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5320DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5320df: #5320DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5320DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5320df': '#5320DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.125, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_5320df">#5320DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#5320DF"

More Purple Colors

#5320DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5320DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5320DF?

#5320DF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(83, 32, 223) in RGB and hsl(256, 75%, 50%) 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 12.09.

What is the RGB value of #5320DF?

#5320DF is rgb(83, 32, 223) — red 83, green 32, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5320DF?

#5320DF converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 86%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5320DF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5320DF scores 7.95:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5320DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5320DF 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 12.09, which is visibly different.

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