Information about #5B4A77 color

#5B4A77 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B4A77 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 74, 119) — 35.7% red, 29% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 18 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B4A77 is a softly toned twilight violet that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Safflower (#5A4F74). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cyber Grape (#58427C) and Enigma (#515072).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 74, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B4A77: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. #5B4A77 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B4A77 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5B4A77 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B4A77

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Honey Flower color link
Honey Flower

#5C3C6D

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B4A77
  • RGB91, 74, 119
  • CMYK11, 18, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(91, 74, 119)
  • HSL263°, 23%, 38%
  • HSL Precise262.667°, 23.316%, 37.843%
  • HSV263°, 38%, 47%
  • HSB263°, 38%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.290, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.290, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.290, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B4A77
  • DECIMAL ID5982839
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01