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Recognised as Colour

#512B60

  • #512B60
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512B60 is a violet with RGB values 81, 43, 96 and HSL 283°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#512B60#512B60
HEX#512B60
RGBrgb(81, 43, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1686, 0.3765
RGB percentages31.8%, 16.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(283, 38.1%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 55.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK15.6%, 55.2%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,520
CSS custom property--colour: #512B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AED49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3862no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#503341no 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 text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Purple · ΔE 33.9Indigo · ΔE 37.8Dark magenta · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A602B
Analogous#372B60, #602B54
Triadic#60512B, #2B6051
Split complementary#55602B, #2B6037
Tetradic#60372B, #3A602B, #2B5460

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B98CCB
Lighter +30%#A468BC
Lighter +20%#8C4BA6
Lighter +10%#6F3B83
Darker −10%#331B3D
Darker −20%#160B1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#591A71
Less saturated −25%#493C4F

Channel breakdown

R81
G43
B96
Red81 (31.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue283.02°
Saturation (HSL)38.13%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2B · B 60

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