What color is #514D73?

#514D73 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 #514D73?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 115: 81 red, 77 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D73?

The complementary color is #6F734D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D73 color

#514D73 rgb(81, 77, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514D73 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 45.1% blue (81, 77, 115).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#514D73 color codes

HEX	`#514D73`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.59, 11.02, -21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.59, 23.87, 297.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.141, 8.295, 17.336)`
Decimal	`5328243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D73, 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 #514D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #514D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d73; }
.text { color: #514d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d73, #644d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #514D73?: #514D73 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 #514D73?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 115: 81 red, 77 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D73?: The complementary color is #6F734D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.