What color is #5B3071?

#5B3071 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3071?

The RGB value is 91, 48, 113: 91 red, 48 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3071?

The complementary color is #467130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3071 color

#5B3071 rgb(91, 48, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3071 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 18.8% green and 44.3% blue (91, 48, 113).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 40% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#5B3071 color codes

HEX	`#5B3071`
RGB	`rgb(91, 48, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 18.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 40%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 58%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, 31.79, -29.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 43.63, 316.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.351, 5.531, 16.247)`
Decimal	`5976177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3071, 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 #5B3071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #5B3071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3071; }
.text { color: #5b3071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 48 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3071, #713066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5B3071?: #5B3071 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3071?: The RGB value is 91, 48, 113: 91 red, 48 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3071?: The complementary color is #467130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.