What color is #5B4B86?

#5B4B86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4B86?

The RGB value is 91, 75, 134: 91 red, 75 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4B86?

The complementary color is #76864B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4B86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4B86 color

#5B4B86 rgb(91, 75, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4B86 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.4% green and 52.5% blue (91, 75, 134).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#5B4B86 color codes

HEX	`#5B4B86`
RGB	`rgb(91, 75, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 44%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, 20.75, -30.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 37.1, 304.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.132, 8.977, 23.696)`
Decimal	`5983110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4B86, 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 #5B4B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5B4B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4b86; }
.text { color: #5b4b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 75 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4b86, #794b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B4B86?: #5B4B86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4B86?: The RGB value is 91, 75, 134: 91 red, 75 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4B86?: The complementary color is #76864B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4B86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.