What color is #514E74?

#514E74 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 #514E74?

The RGB value is 81, 78, 116: 81 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514E74?

The complementary color is #71744E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514E74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514E74 color

#514E74 rgb(81, 78, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #514E74 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.6% green and 45.5% blue (81, 78, 116).

Its hue angle is 245°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#514E74 color codes

HEX	`#514E74`
RGB	`rgb(81, 78, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, 10.66, -21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 23.8, 296.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.269, 8.459, 17.664)`
Decimal	`5328500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514E74, 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 #514E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #514E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514e74; }
.text { color: #514e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 78 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514e74, #644e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #514E74?: #514E74 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 #514E74?: The RGB value is 81, 78, 116: 81 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514E74?: The complementary color is #71744E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514E74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.