What color is #5B516C?

#5B516C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B516C?

The RGB value is 91, 81, 108: 91 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B516C?

The complementary color is #626C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B516C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B516C color

#5B516C rgb(91, 81, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B516C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.8% green and 42.4% blue (91, 81, 108).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#5B516C color codes

HEX	`#5B516C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 81, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, 10.1, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 17.28, 305.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.963, 9.192, 15.434)`
Decimal	`5984620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B516C, 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 #5B516C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B516C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5B516C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b516c; }
.text { color: #5b516c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b516c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 81 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b516c, #68516c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B516C?: #5B516C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B516C?: The RGB value is 91, 81, 108: 91 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B516C?: The complementary color is #626C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B516C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.