What color is #5B4B73?

#5B4B73 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 #5B4B73?

The RGB value is 91, 75, 115: 91 red, 75 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4B73?

The complementary color is #63734B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4B73 color

#5B4B73 rgb(91, 75, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4B73 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.4% green and 45.1% blue (91, 75, 115).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#5B4B73 color codes

HEX	`#5B4B73`
RGB	`rgb(91, 75, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.99, 15.66, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.99, 25.78, 307.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.924, 8.494, 17.333)`
Decimal	`5983091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4B73, 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 #5B4B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #5B4B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4b73; }
.text { color: #5b4b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 75 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4b73, #6f4b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B4B73?: #5B4B73 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 #5B4B73?: The RGB value is 91, 75, 115: 91 red, 75 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4B73?: The complementary color is #63734B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.