What color is #5B518E?

#5B518E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B518E?

The RGB value is 91, 81, 142: 91 red, 81 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B518E?

The complementary color is #848E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B518E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B518E color

#5B518E rgb(91, 81, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B518E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.8% green and 55.7% blue (91, 81, 142).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#5B518E color codes

HEX	`#5B518E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 81, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 43%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.95, 19.23, -32.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.95, 37.73, 300.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.138, 10.062, 26.889)`
Decimal	`5984654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B518E, 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 #5B518E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B518E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5B518E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b518e; }
.text { color: #5b518e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b518e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 81 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b518e, #7a518e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B518E?: #5B518E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B518E?: The RGB value is 91, 81, 142: 91 red, 81 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B518E?: The complementary color is #848E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B518E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.