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Colour

#511A57

  • #511A57
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#511A57 is a magenta with RGB values 81, 26, 87 and HSL 294°, 54%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#511A57#511A57
HEX#511A57
RGBrgb(81, 26, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.102, 0.3412
RGB percentages31.8%, 10.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(294.1, 54%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 70.1%, 34.1%)
CMYK6.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,315,159
CSS custom property--colour: #511A57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#AEE5A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D2E59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#243455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#532436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Midnight blue · ΔE 25.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Purple · ΔE 28.2Indigo · ΔE 33.1Dark magenta · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20571A
Analogous#321A57, #571A3F
Triadic#57511A, #1A5751
Split complementary#3F571A, #1A5732
Tetradic#57321A, #20571A, #1A3F57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C86AD3
Lighter +30%#BA43C7
Lighter +20%#9A31A6
Lighter +10%#76267E
Darker −10%#2C0E30
Darker −20%#080308
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C0C65
Less saturated −25%#462849

Channel breakdown

R81
G26
B87
Red81 (31.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue294.1°
Saturation (HSL)53.98%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 1A · B 57

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