What color is #5B4765?

#5B4765 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4765?

The RGB value is 91, 71, 101: 91 red, 71 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4765?

The complementary color is #516547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4765 color

#5B4765 rgb(91, 71, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4765 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 27.8% green and 39.6% blue (91, 71, 101).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#5B4765 color codes

HEX	`#5B4765`
RGB	`rgb(91, 71, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 27.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 30%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.29, 14.74, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.29, 20.55, 315.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.916, 7.67, 13.32)`
Decimal	`5982053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4765, 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 #5B4765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #5B4765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4765; }
.text { color: #5b4765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 71 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4765, #654760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4765?: #5B4765 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4765?: The RGB value is 91, 71, 101: 91 red, 71 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4765?: The complementary color is #516547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.