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Recognised as Colour

#512B68

  • #512B68
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512B68 is a violet with RGB values 81, 43, 104 and HSL 277°, 41%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#512B68#512B68
HEX#512B68
RGBrgb(81, 43, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1686, 0.4078
RGB percentages31.8%, 16.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(277.4, 41.5%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 58.7%, 40.8%)
CMYK22.1%, 58.7%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,528
CSS custom property--colour: #512B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AED497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193A6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#263C66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E3645no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 33.2Dark magenta · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42682B
Analogous#332B68, #682B60
Triadic#68512B, #2B6851
Split complementary#60682B, #2B6833
Tetradic#68332B, #42682B, #2B6068

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B88FD0
Lighter +30%#A16AC2
Lighter +20%#8949B0
Lighter +10%#6D3A8C
Darker −10%#351C44
Darker −20%#190D20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56197A
Less saturated −25%#4C3D56

Channel breakdown

R81
G43
B104
Red81 (31.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue277.38°
Saturation (HSL)41.5%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2B · B 68

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