Colour

#511ECE

#511ECE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#511ECE is a violet with RGB values 81, 30, 206 and HSL 257°, 75%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#511ECE#511ECE

HEX#511ECE

RGBrgb(81, 30, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1176, 0.8078

RGB percentages31.8%, 11.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(257.4, 74.6%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 85.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK60.7%, 85.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,316,302

CSS custom property--colour: #511ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#AEE131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#00587Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.4 Medium blue · ΔE 14.2 Dark violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1 Dark blue · ΔE 24.2 Navy · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BCE1E

Analogous#1E43CE, #A91ECE

Triadic#CE511E, #1ECE51

Split complementary#CEA91E, #43CE1E

Tetradic#CE1E43, #9BCE1E, #1ECEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1C2F6

Lighter +30%#B095F0

Lighter +20%#8E69E9

Lighter +10%#6D3CE3

Darker −10%#3F18A1

Darker −20%#2E1175

Darker −30%#1C0B48

Darker −40%#0B041C

More saturated +25%#4501EB

Less saturated −25%#5D3CB0

Channel breakdown

R81

G30

B206

Red81 (31.8%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue257.39°

Saturation (HSL)74.58%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 1E · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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