What color is #5B4378?

#5B4378 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4378?

The RGB value is 91, 67, 120: 91 red, 67 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4378?

The complementary color is #607843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4378 color

#5B4378 rgb(91, 67, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4378 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 26.3% green and 47.1% blue (91, 67, 120).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#5B4378 color codes

HEX	`#5B4378`
RGB	`rgb(91, 67, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 26.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 44%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, 22.01, -26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 34.46, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.711, 7.595, 18.72)`
Decimal	`5981048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4378, 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 #5B4378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #5B4378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4378; }
.text { color: #5b4378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 67 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4378, #754378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B4378?: #5B4378 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4378?: The RGB value is 91, 67, 120: 91 red, 67 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4378?: The complementary color is #607843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.