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Recognised as Colour

#51415D

  • #51415D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#51415D is a violet with RGB values 81, 65, 93 and HSL 274°, 18%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#51415D#51415D
HEX#51415D
RGBrgb(81, 65, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2549, 0.3647
RGB percentages31.8%, 25.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(274.3, 17.7%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 30.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK12.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,325,149
CSS custom property--colour: #51415D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#AEBEA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C465Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#40475Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#50454Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30Gray · ΔE 30.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5D41
Analogous#43415D, #5D415B
Triadic#5D5141, #415D51
Split complementary#5B5D41, #415D43
Tetradic#5D4341, #4D5D41, #415B5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7A8C2
Lighter +30%#9E8AAD
Lighter +20%#856C98
Lighter +10%#6B567B
Darker −10%#372C3F
Darker −20%#1D1721
Darker −30%#030203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#542D71
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R81
G65
B93
Red81 (31.8%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.72%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 41 · B 5D

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