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Recognised as Colour

#512D51

  • #512D51
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#512D51 is a magenta with RGB values 81, 45, 81 and HSL 300°, 29%, 25%. 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

#512D51#512D51
HEX#512D51
RGBrgb(81, 45, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1765, 0.3176
RGB percentages31.8%, 17.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(300, 28.6%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 44.4%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,320,017
CSS custom property--colour: #512D51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AED2AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A3752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#343C50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#53303Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 34Midnight blue · ΔE 36.5Black · ΔE 36.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.1Slate grey · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D512D
Analogous#3F2D51, #512D3F
Triadic#51512D, #2D5151
Split complementary#3F512D, #2D513F
Tetradic#513F2D, #2D512D, #2D3F51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF8BBF
Lighter +30%#AC6AAC
Lighter +20%#935193
Lighter +10%#723F72
Darker −10%#301B30
Darker −20%#0F090F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#611D61
Less saturated −25%#413D41

Channel breakdown

R81
G45
B81
Red81 (31.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2D · B 51

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