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Recognised as Colour

#512FE1

  • #512FE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#512FE1 is a blue with RGB values 81, 47, 225 and HSL 251°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#512FE1#512FE1
HEX#512FE1
RGBrgb(81, 47, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1843, 0.8824
RGB percentages31.8%, 18.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(251.5, 74.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 79.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK64%, 79.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,320,673
CSS custom property--colour: #512FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#AED01E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Dark blue · ΔE 28.6Blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFE12F
Analogous#2F66E1, #AA2FE1
Triadic#E1512F, #2FE151
Split complementary#E1AA2F, #66E12F
Tetradic#E12F66, #BFE12F, #2FE1AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E1FB
Lighter +30%#C1B5F4
Lighter +20%#9C88EE
Lighter +10%#765CE7
Darker −10%#3B1CC1
Darker −20%#2E1595
Darker −30%#200F68
Darker −40%#12093B
More saturated +25%#3F11FF
Less saturated −25%#634DC3

Channel breakdown

R81
G47
B225
Red81 (31.8%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue251.46°
Saturation (HSL)74.79%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 2F · B E1

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