What color is #514978?

#514978 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514978?

The RGB value is 81, 73, 120: 81 red, 73 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514978?

The complementary color is #707849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514978 color

#514978 rgb(81, 73, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514978 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 28.6% green and 47.1% blue (81, 73, 120).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#514978 color codes

HEX	`#514978`
RGB	`rgb(81, 73, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 28.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 39%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 15.01, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 29.73, 300.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.165, 7.87, 18.802)`
Decimal	`5327224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514978, 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 #514978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #514978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514978; }
.text { color: #514978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 73 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514978, #694978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #514978?: #514978 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514978?: The RGB value is 81, 73, 120: 81 red, 73 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514978?: The complementary color is #707849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.