What color is #514D65?

#514D65 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 #514D65?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 101: 81 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D65?

The complementary color is #61654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D65 color

#514D65 rgb(81, 77, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514D65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 39.6% blue (81, 77, 101).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#514D65 color codes

HEX	`#514D65`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.98, 7.26, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.98, 15.19, 298.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.396, 7.997, 13.411)`
Decimal	`5328229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D65, 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 #514D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #514D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d65; }
.text { color: #514d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d65, #5d4d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514D65?: #514D65 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 #514D65?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 101: 81 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D65?: The complementary color is #61654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.