What color is #514E69?

#514E69 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514E69?

The RGB value is 81, 78, 105: 81 red, 78 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514E69?

The complementary color is #66694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514E69 color

#514E69 rgb(81, 78, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514E69 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.6% green and 41.2% blue (81, 78, 105).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#514E69 color codes

HEX	`#514E69`
RGB	`rgb(81, 78, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.43, 7.67, -15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.43, 16.99, 296.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.667, 8.218, 14.491)`
Decimal	`5328489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514E69, 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 #514E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #514E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514e69; }
.text { color: #514e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 78 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514e69, #5e4e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514E69?: #514E69 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514E69?: The RGB value is 81, 78, 105: 81 red, 78 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514E69?: The complementary color is #66694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.