What color is #5136ED?

#5136ED is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Meteor Shower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5136ED?

The RGB value is 81, 54, 237: 81 red, 54 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5136ED?

The complementary color is #D2ED36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5136ED?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5136ED color

#5136ED rgb(81, 54, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5136ED is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 21.2% green and 92.9% blue (81, 54, 237).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 84% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meteor Shower (#5533FF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#5136ED color codes

HEX	`#5136ED`
RGB	`rgb(81, 54, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 21.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 84%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 77%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 77%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.73, 61.48, -86.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.73, 106.46, 305.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.994, 10.5, 81.077)`
Decimal	`5322477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5136ED, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5136ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5136ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5136ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5136ed; }
.text { color: #5136ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5136ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 54 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5136ed, #ac36ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blue.

Questions

What color is #5136ED?: #5136ED is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Meteor Shower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5136ED?: The RGB value is 81, 54, 237: 81 red, 54 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5136ED?: The complementary color is #D2ED36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5136ED?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.