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Recognised as Colour

#512A5E

  • #512A5E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512A5E is a violet with RGB values 81, 42, 94 and HSL 285°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#512A5E#512A5E
HEX#512A5E
RGBrgb(81, 42, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1647, 0.3686
RGB percentages31.8%, 16.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(285, 38.2%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 55.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK13.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,262
CSS custom property--colour: #512A5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#AED5A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#51323Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1Purple · ΔE 34.1Indigo · ΔE 38.2Dark magenta · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375E2A
Analogous#372A5E, #5E2A51
Triadic#5E512A, #2A5E51
Split complementary#515E2A, #2A5E37
Tetradic#5E372A, #375E2A, #2A515E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA8ACB
Lighter +30%#A666BB
Lighter +20%#8E4AA5
Lighter +10%#6F3A81
Darker −10%#331A3B
Darker −20%#140B18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A196F
Less saturated −25%#493B4D

Channel breakdown

R81
G42
B94
Red81 (31.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)38.24%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2A · B 5E

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