What color is #5B506E?

#5B506E 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 #5B506E?

The RGB value is 91, 80, 110: 91 red, 80 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B506E?

The complementary color is #636E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B506E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B506E color

#5B506E rgb(91, 80, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B506E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.4% green and 43.1% blue (91, 80, 110).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% 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 7.45:1).

#5B506E color codes

HEX	`#5B506E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 80, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 27%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 11.23, -15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 19.2, 305.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.997, 9.087, 15.976)`
Decimal	`5984366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B506E, 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 #5B506E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B506E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #5B506E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b506e; }
.text { color: #5b506e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b506e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 80 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b506e, #6a506e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B506E?: #5B506E 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 #5B506E?: The RGB value is 91, 80, 110: 91 red, 80 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B506E?: The complementary color is #636E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B506E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.