#5733A0

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #5733A0

At its core, #5733A0 is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Rebeccapurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(87, 51, 160).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 46% cyan and 68% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5733A0
RGB87, 51, 160
HSL259.8°, 51.7%, 41.4%
CMYK46%, 68%, 0%, 37%
HSV259.8°, 68.1%, 62.7%
LAB31.7, 41.6, -53.5
XYZ11.5, 6.9, 34.0
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.39:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5733A0; }
.text-color { color: #5733A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5733A0; }

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