Colour

#511FDC

#511FDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#511FDC is a violet with RGB values 81, 31, 220 and HSL 256°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#511FDC#511FDC

HEX#511FDC

RGBrgb(81, 31, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1216, 0.8627

RGB percentages31.8%, 12.2%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(255.9, 75.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 85.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK63.2%, 85.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,316,572

CSS custom property--colour: #511FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#AEE023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.7 Blue violet · ΔE 14.1 Dark violet · ΔE 19.1 Blue · ΔE 26 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1 Dark blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AADC1F

Analogous#1F4BDC, #B01FDC

Triadic#DC511F, #1FDC51

Split complementary#DCAF1F, #4CDC1F

Tetradic#DC1F4B, #AADC1F, #1FDCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DACFF8

Lighter +30%#B7A2F2

Lighter +20%#9575EC

Lighter +10%#7249E5

Darker −10%#4119AF

Darker −20%#301283

Darker −30%#200C56

Darker −40%#0F0629

More saturated +25%#4200FB

Less saturated −25%#603EBD

Channel breakdown

R81

G31

B220

Red81 (31.8%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue255.87°

Saturation (HSL)75.3%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 1F · B DC

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