What color is #514C67?

#514C67 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514C67?

The RGB value is 81, 76, 103: 81 red, 76 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514C67?

The complementary color is #62674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514C67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514C67 color

#514C67 rgb(81, 76, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514C67 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 29.8% green and 40.4% blue (81, 76, 103).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#514C67 color codes

HEX	`#514C67`
RGB	`rgb(81, 76, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 29.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 8.42, -14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 17.13, 299.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.425, 7.897, 13.91)`
Decimal	`5327975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514C67, 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 #514C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #514C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514c67; }
.text { color: #514c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 76 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514c67, #5e4c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514C67?: #514C67 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514C67?: The RGB value is 81, 76, 103: 81 red, 76 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514C67?: The complementary color is #62674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514C67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.