Palettes / Colors / #5331ED

#5331ED — Vivid Blue

#5331ED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #5331ED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5331ED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CAED31; it also sits naturally between #316CED and #B131ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 19% · Blue 93%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5331ED

.text { color: #5331ED; }
.background { background-color: #5331ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5331ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 49, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 84%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5331ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 49, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5331ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 49, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5331ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5331ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAED31:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5331ED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5331ED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5331ED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5331ED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5331ED?

#5331ED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 83, 49, 237). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5331ED?

#5331ED is RGB 83, 49, 237 — HSL 251°, 84%, 56% — CMYK 65%, 79%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5331ED?

Its complement is #CAED31; analogous partners are #316CED and #B131ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5331ED for text?

White text on #5331ED has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.03:1.