What color is #514D71?

#514D71 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514D71?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 113: 81 red, 77 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D71?

The complementary color is #6D714D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D71 color

#514D71 rgb(81, 77, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514D71 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 44.3% blue (81, 77, 113).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#514D71 color codes

HEX	`#514D71`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 10.47, -20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 22.64, 297.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.027, 8.249, 16.736)`
Decimal	`5328241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D71, 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 #514D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #514D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d71; }
.text { color: #514d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d71, #634d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #514D71?: #514D71 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514D71?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 113: 81 red, 77 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D71?: The complementary color is #6D714D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.