What color is #5B4770?

#5B4770 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4770?

The RGB value is 91, 71, 112: 91 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4770?

The complementary color is #5C7047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4770 color

#5B4770 rgb(91, 71, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4770 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 27.8% green and 43.9% blue (91, 71, 112).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#5B4770 color codes

HEX	`#5B4770`
RGB	`rgb(91, 71, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 27.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 17.43, -20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 26.9, 310.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.492, 7.901, 16.351)`
Decimal	`5982064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4770, 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 #5B4770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5B4770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4770; }
.text { color: #5b4770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 71 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4770, #6f4770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4770?: #5B4770 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4770?: The RGB value is 91, 71, 112: 91 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4770?: The complementary color is #5C7047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.