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Recognised as Colour

#51245E

  • #51245E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51245E is a violet with RGB values 81, 36, 94 and HSL 287°, 45%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#51245E#51245E
HEX#51245E
RGBrgb(81, 36, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1412, 0.3686
RGB percentages31.8%, 14.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(286.6, 44.6%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 61.7%, 36.9%)
CMYK13.8%, 61.7%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,317,726
CSS custom property--colour: #51245E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#AEDBA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#163460no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#27385Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#512D3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Midnight blue · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2Purple · ΔE 30.5Indigo · ΔE 34.4Dark magenta · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315E24
Analogous#34245E, #5E244E
Triadic#5E5124, #245E51
Split complementary#4E5E24, #245E34
Tetradic#5E3424, #315E24, #244E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD80CE
Lighter +30%#A95BC0
Lighter +20%#9140A8
Lighter +10%#713283
Darker −10%#311639
Darker −20%#110814
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A146E
Less saturated −25%#48344E

Channel breakdown

R81
G36
B94
Red81 (31.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue286.55°
Saturation (HSL)44.62%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 24 · B 5E

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