What color is #5B4F71?

#5B4F71 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4F71?

The RGB value is 91, 79, 113: 91 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4F71?

The complementary color is #65714F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4F71 color

#5B4F71 rgb(91, 79, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4F71 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31% green and 44.3% blue (91, 79, 113).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#5B4F71 color codes

HEX	`#5B4F71`
RGB	`rgb(91, 79, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, 12.61, -17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 21.71, 305.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.09, 9.008, 16.827)`
Decimal	`5984113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4F71, 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 #5B4F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #5B4F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4f71; }
.text { color: #5b4f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 79 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4f71, #6c4f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4F71?: #5B4F71 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4F71?: The RGB value is 91, 79, 113: 91 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4F71?: The complementary color is #65714F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.