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Recognised as Colour

#511D38

  • #511D38
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#511D38 is a magenta with RGB values 81, 29, 56 and HSL 329°, 47%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#511D38#511D38
HEX#511D38
RGBrgb(81, 29, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1137, 0.2196
RGB percentages31.8%, 11.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(328.8, 47.3%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 64.2%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 30.9%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,315,896
CSS custom property--colour: #511D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#AEE2C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242A39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#323337no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#571B28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 34.4Dim grey · ΔE 37.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.1Gray · ΔE 44.1Midnight blue · ΔE 44.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 34.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D5136
Analogous#501D51, #511D1E
Triadic#38511D, #1D3851
Split complementary#1E511D, #1D5150
Tetradic#51501D, #1D5136, #1D1E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB6F9F
Lighter +30%#BE4986
Lighter +20%#9C386C
Lighter +10%#772A52
Darker −10%#2B101E
Darker −20%#060204
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F0F39
Less saturated −25%#432B37

Channel breakdown

R81
G29
B56
Red81 (31.8%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue328.85°
Saturation (HSL)47.27%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 1D · B 38

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