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Recognised as Colour

#51165F

  • #51165F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51165F is a violet with RGB values 81, 22, 95 and HSL 288°, 62%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#51165F#51165F
HEX#51165F
RGBrgb(81, 22, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0863, 0.3725
RGB percentages31.8%, 8.6%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(288.5, 62.4%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 76.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,314,143
CSS custom property--colour: #51165F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#AEE9A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B345Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#512439no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 26.6Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#245F16
Analogous#2D165F, #5F1648
Triadic#5F5116, #165F51
Split complementary#495F16, #165F2C
Tetradic#5F2C16, #245F16, #16495F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C566DB
Lighter +30%#B53CD2
Lighter +20%#9829B2
Lighter +10%#742088
Darker −10%#2E0C36
Darker −20%#0A030C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A076E
Less saturated −25%#482550

Channel breakdown

R81
G22
B95
Red81 (31.8%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue288.49°
Saturation (HSL)62.39%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 16 · B 5F

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