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#5333A3 Color

#5333A3 is rgb(83, 51, 163) in RGB, hsl(257, 52%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 69%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5333A3
HEX#5333A3
RGBrgb(83, 51, 163)
HSLhsl(257, 52%, 42%)
HSVhsv(257, 69%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 69%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(42.7% 0.17 290.5)
LABlab(30.68% 35.92 -56.64)
LCHlch(30.68% 67.07 302.38)

What #5333A3 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 #5333A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.16Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.45Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.58Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 10.09KSU Purple#512888ΔE 10.38Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.98

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

#5333A3 Channel Values

How #5333A3 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 51 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 52% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 69% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.86:1 vs white · 2.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5333A3 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 text8.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5333A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5333A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5333A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5333A3
Complementary
#83A333
Analogous
#334CA3
Analogous
#8B33A3
Triadic
#A35333
Triadic
#33A353
Split comp.
#A38B33
Split comp.
#4CA333

Tints & Shades of #5333A3

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

#633DC2
#7C5CCC
#957BD5
#AE9ADF
#C7B9E9
#E0D8F3

Shades

#492D8F
#3D2678
#332065
#28184E
#1E123A
#120B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5333A3.

How #5333A3 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#5333A3
Protanopia#3A3AA3
Protanomaly#4537A3
Deuteranopia#4040A3
Deuteranomaly#483BA3
Tritanopia#3B4D4D
Tritanomaly#464479
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5333A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5333a3: #5333A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5333A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5333a3': '#5333A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.200, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_5333a3">#5333A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#5333A3"

More Purple Colors

#5333A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5333A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5333A3?

#5333A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(83, 51, 163) in RGB and hsl(257, 52%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #5333A3?

#5333A3 is rgb(83, 51, 163) — red 83, green 51, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5333A3?

#5333A3 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 69%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5333A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5333A3 scores 8.86:1 against white and 2.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5333A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5333A3 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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