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Colour

#511A51

  • #511A51
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#511A51 is a magenta with RGB values 81, 26, 81 and HSL 300°, 51%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#511A51#511A51
HEX#511A51
RGBrgb(81, 26, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.102, 0.3176
RGB percentages31.8%, 10.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(300, 51.4%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,315,153
CSS custom property--colour: #511A51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#AEE5AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#132C53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#27344Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#542133no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 30.9Dark magenta · ΔE 35.9Indigo · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A511A
Analogous#351A51, #511A35
Triadic#51511A, #1A5151
Split complementary#35511A, #1A5135
Tetradic#51351A, #1A511A, #1A3551

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF68CF
Lighter +30%#C242C2
Lighter +20%#9E339E
Lighter +10%#782678
Darker −10%#2A0E2A
Darker −20%#040104
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E0D5E
Less saturated −25%#442744

Channel breakdown

R81
G26
B81
Red81 (31.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 1A · B 51

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