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Recognised as Colour

#512B61

  • #512B61
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512B61 is a violet with RGB values 81, 43, 97 and HSL 282°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#512B61#512B61
HEX#512B61
RGBrgb(81, 43, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1686, 0.3804
RGB percentages31.8%, 16.9%, 38%
HSLhsl(282.2, 38.6%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 55.7%, 38%)
CMYK16.5%, 55.7%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,521
CSS custom property--colour: #512B61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AED49E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3963no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3C60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#503341no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Purple · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 37.2Dark magenta · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B612B
Analogous#362B61, #612B56
Triadic#61512B, #2B6151
Split complementary#56612B, #2B6136
Tetradic#61362B, #3B612B, #2B5661

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B98CCC
Lighter +30%#A469BC
Lighter +20%#8C4AA8
Lighter +10%#6F3B84
Darker −10%#331B3E
Darker −20%#160C1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581A73
Less saturated −25%#4A3D50

Channel breakdown

R81
G43
B97
Red81 (31.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue282.22°
Saturation (HSL)38.57%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2B · B 61

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