Colour

#51173D

#51173D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51173D is a magenta with RGB values 81, 23, 61 and HSL 321°, 56%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#51173D

RGBrgb(81, 23, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0902, 0.2392

RGB percentages31.8%, 9%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(320.7, 55.8%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 71.6%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 71.6%, 24.7%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,314,365

CSS custom property--colour: #51173D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.64:1

Contrast with white13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#AEE8C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D283Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E313Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#571727no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.6 Black · ΔE 38 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.5 Purple · ΔE 39.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.2 Dim grey · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 34.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#17512B

Analogous#481751, #511720

Triadic#3D5117, #173D51

Split complementary#205117, #175148

Tetradic#514817, #17512B, #172051

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D262AB

Lighter +30%#C73A96

Lighter +20%#A02E79

Lighter +10%#79225B

Darker −10%#290C1F

Darker −20%#020001

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E0A41

Less saturated −25%#442439

Channel breakdown

R81

G23

B61

Red81 (31.8%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue320.69°

Saturation (HSL)55.77%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 17 · B 3D

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