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Recognised as Colour

#511F4A

  • #511F4A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#511F4A is a magenta with RGB values 81, 31, 74 and HSL 308°, 45%, 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

#511F4A#511F4A
HEX#511F4A
RGBrgb(81, 31, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1216, 0.2902
RGB percentages31.8%, 12.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(308.4, 44.6%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 61.7%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 8.6%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,316,426
CSS custom property--colour: #511F4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#AEE0B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E2E4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D3549no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#552331no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Midnight blue · ΔE 34.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.1Purple · ΔE 36.9Black · ΔE 39.6Dim grey · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F5126
Analogous#3F1F51, #511F31
Triadic#4A511F, #1F4A51
Split complementary#31511F, #1F513F
Tetradic#513F1F, #1F5126, #1F3151

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C973BD
Lighter +30%#BB4EAC
Lighter +20%#9B3B8D
Lighter +10%#762D6C
Darker −10%#2C1128
Darker −20%#070307
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F1154
Less saturated −25%#432D40

Channel breakdown

R81
G31
B74
Red81 (31.8%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue308.4°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 1F · B 4A

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