What color is #5B4E75?

#5B4E75 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4E75?

The RGB value is 91, 78, 117: 91 red, 78 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4E75?

The complementary color is #68754E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4E75 color

#5B4E75 rgb(91, 78, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4E75 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 30.6% green and 45.9% blue (91, 78, 117).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#5B4E75 color codes

HEX	`#5B4E75`
RGB	`rgb(91, 78, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 30.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.9, 14.27, -20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.9, 24.82, 305.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.249, 8.957, 18.015)`
Decimal	`5983861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4E75, 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 #5B4E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #5B4E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4e75; }
.text { color: #5b4e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 78 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4e75, #6e4e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B4E75?: #5B4E75 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4E75?: The RGB value is 91, 78, 117: 91 red, 78 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4E75?: The complementary color is #68754E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.