Colour

#512C65

#512C65
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512C65 is a violet with RGB values 81, 44, 101 and HSL 279°, 39%, 28%. 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

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HEX#512C65

RGBrgb(81, 44, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1725, 0.3961

RGB percentages31.8%, 17.3%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(278.9, 39.3%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 56.4%, 39.6%)

CMYK19.8%, 56.4%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,319,781

CSS custom property--colour: #512C65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.06:1

Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#AED39A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D3A67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#293D64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4F3544no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1 Purple · ΔE 32.5 Indigo · ΔE 35.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#40652C

Analogous#342C65, #652C5D

Triadic#65512C, #2C6551

Split complementary#5D652C, #2C6534

Tetradic#65342C, #40652C, #2C5D65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B88FCE

Lighter +30%#A16BBF

Lighter +20%#8A4BAC

Lighter +10%#6D3B89

Darker −10%#351D41

Darker −20%#180D1E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#561A77

Less saturated −25%#4C3E53

Channel breakdown

R81

G44

B101

Red81 (31.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue278.95°

Saturation (HSL)39.31%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 2C · B 65

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