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Recognised as Colour

#51245F

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

#51245F is a violet with RGB values 81, 36, 95 and HSL 286°, 45%, 26%. 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

#51245F#51245F
HEX#51245F
RGBrgb(81, 36, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1412, 0.3725
RGB percentages31.8%, 14.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(285.8, 45%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 62.1%, 37.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,317,727
CSS custom property--colour: #51245F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#AEDBA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#153461no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#26395Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#512E3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 30.1Indigo · ΔE 33.8Dark magenta · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#325F24
Analogous#34245F, #5F244F
Triadic#5F5124, #245F51
Split complementary#505F24, #245F33
Tetradic#5F3324, #325F24, #244F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC80CF
Lighter +30%#A95BC1
Lighter +20%#9040A9
Lighter +10%#713284
Darker −10%#31163A
Darker −20%#120815
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A146F
Less saturated −25%#48344F

Channel breakdown

R81
G36
B95
Red81 (31.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue285.76°
Saturation (HSL)45.04%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 24 · B 5F

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