What color is #514160?

#514160 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514160?

The RGB value is 81, 65, 96: 81 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514160?

The complementary color is #506041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514160 color

#514160 rgb(81, 65, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #514160 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 25.5% green and 37.6% blue (81, 65, 96).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#514160 color codes

HEX	`#514160`
RGB	`rgb(81, 65, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 25.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.34, 13.72, -15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.34, 20.88, 311.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.395, 6.375, 11.905)`
Decimal	`5325152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514160, 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 #514160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #514160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514160; }
.text { color: #514160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 65 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514160, #60415f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514160?: #514160 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514160?: The RGB value is 81, 65, 96: 81 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514160?: The complementary color is #506041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.