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#5353EA Color

#5353EA is rgb(83, 83, 234) in RGB, hsl(240, 78%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 65%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5353EA
HEX#5353EA
RGBrgb(83, 83, 234)
HSLhsl(240, 78%, 62%)
HSVhsv(240, 65%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 65%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.221 276)
LABlab(42.93% 36.29 -77.96)
LCHlch(42.93% 85.99 294.96)

What #5353EA 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 #5353EA, 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 blue in the library.

#5353EA Channel Values

How #5353EA 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 83 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 78% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 65% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.54:1 vs white · 3.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5353EA 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 text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5353EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5353EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #5353EA

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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How #5353EA 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#5353EA
Protanopia#5353EA
Protanomaly#5353EA
Deuteranopia#5353EA
Deuteranomaly#5353EA
Tritanopia#007575
Tritanomaly#3169B0
Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #5353EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5353ea: #5353EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5353EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5353ea': '#5353EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.325, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_5353ea">#5353EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5353EA"

More Blue Colors

#5353EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5353EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5353EA?

#5353EA is a light blue — rgb(83, 83, 234) in RGB and hsl(240, 78%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #5353EA?

#5353EA is rgb(83, 83, 234) — red 83, green 83, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5353EA?

#5353EA converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 65%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5353EA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5353EA scores 5.54:1 against white and 3.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5353EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5353EA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.4, which is visibly different.

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