What color is #514D79?

#514D79 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514D79?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 121: 81 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D79?

The complementary color is #75794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D79 color

#514D79 rgb(81, 77, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514D79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 47.5% blue (81, 77, 121).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#514D79 color codes

HEX	`#514D79`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, 12.72, -24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 27.57, 297.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.497, 8.437, 19.214)`
Decimal	`5328249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D79, 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 #514D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #514D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d79; }
.text { color: #514d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d79, #674d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #514D79?: #514D79 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514D79?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 121: 81 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D79?: The complementary color is #75794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.