Palettes / Colors / #653CE9

#653CE9 — Vivid Blue

#653CE9 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 #653CE9 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.

#653CE9 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 #C0E93A; it also sits naturally between #3A68E9 and #BA3AE9. 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 40% · Green 24% · Blue 91%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #653CE9

.text { color: #653CE9; }
.background { background-color: #653CE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653CE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 60, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 80%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653CE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 60, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653CE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 60, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#653CE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#653CE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0E93A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653CE9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653CE9

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 #653CE9 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 #653CE9 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

← #653CE8  ·  #653CEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #653CE9?

#653CE9 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 60, 233). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653CE9?

#653CE9 is RGB 101, 60, 233 — HSL 254°, 80%, 57% — CMYK 57%, 74%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #653CE9?

Its complement is #C0E93A; analogous partners are #3A68E9 and #BA3AE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653CE9 for text?

White text on #653CE9 has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.38:1.