What color is #5B4F77?

#5B4F77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4F77?

The RGB value is 91, 79, 119: 91 red, 79 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4F77?

The complementary color is #6B774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4F77 color

#5B4F77 rgb(91, 79, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4F77 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31% green and 46.7% blue (91, 79, 119).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#5B4F77 color codes

HEX	`#5B4F77`
RGB	`rgb(91, 79, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.27, 14.16, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.27, 25.31, 304.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.439, 9.148, 18.665)`
Decimal	`5984119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4F77, 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 #5B4F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #5B4F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4f77; }
.text { color: #5b4f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 79 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4f77, #6f4f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B4F77?: #5B4F77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4F77?: The RGB value is 91, 79, 119: 91 red, 79 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4F77?: The complementary color is #6B774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.