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Colour

#51175E

  • #51175E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51175E is a violet with RGB values 81, 23, 94 and HSL 289°, 61%, 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

#51175E#51175E
HEX#51175E
RGBrgb(81, 23, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0902, 0.3686
RGB percentages31.8%, 9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(289, 60.7%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 75.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK13.8%, 75.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,314,398
CSS custom property--colour: #51175E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#AEE8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D345Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#512439no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 27.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#245E17
Analogous#2E175E, #5E1747
Triadic#5E5117, #175E51
Split complementary#485E17, #175E2D
Tetradic#5E2D17, #245E17, #17475E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C567DA
Lighter +30%#B53ED0
Lighter +20%#982BB0
Lighter +10%#742187
Darker −10%#2E0D35
Darker −20%#0A030C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A086D
Less saturated −25%#48264F

Channel breakdown

R81
G23
B94
Red81 (31.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue289.01°
Saturation (HSL)60.68%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 17 · B 5E

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