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Recognised as Colour

#512A56

  • #512A56
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512A56 is a magenta with RGB values 81, 42, 86 and HSL 293°, 34%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#512A56#512A56
HEX#512A56
RGBrgb(81, 42, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1647, 0.3373
RGB percentages31.8%, 16.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(293.2, 34.4%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 51.2%, 33.7%)
CMYK5.8%, 51.2%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,254
CSS custom property--colour: #512A56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#AED5A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#243658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F3B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#522F3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Midnight blue · ΔE 32Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Purple · ΔE 37.8Dim grey · ΔE 38.2Black · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F562A
Analogous#3B2A56, #562A45
Triadic#56512A, #2A5651
Split complementary#45562A, #2A563B
Tetradic#563B2A, #2F562A, #2A4556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE87C5
Lighter +30%#AB65B4
Lighter +20%#924B9B
Lighter +10%#713B78
Darker −10%#311934
Darker −20%#100911
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D1A66
Less saturated −25%#453A46

Channel breakdown

R81
G42
B86
Red81 (31.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue293.18°
Saturation (HSL)34.38%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2A · B 56

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