What color is #5B516F?

#5B516F 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 #5B516F?

The RGB value is 91, 81, 111: 91 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B516F?

The complementary color is #656F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B516F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B516F color

#5B516F rgb(91, 81, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B516F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.8% green and 43.5% blue (91, 81, 111).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#5B516F color codes

HEX	`#5B516F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 81, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.47, 10.85, -15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.47, 19.08, 304.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.125, 9.257, 16.289)`
Decimal	`5984623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B516F, 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 #5B516F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B516F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5B516F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b516f; }
.text { color: #5b516f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b516f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 81 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b516f, #6a516f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B516F?: #5B516F 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 #5B516F?: The RGB value is 91, 81, 111: 91 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B516F?: The complementary color is #656F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B516F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.