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Recognised as Colour

#51436E

  • #51436E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51436E is a violet with RGB values 81, 67, 110 and HSL 260°, 24%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#51436E#51436E
HEX#51436E
RGBrgb(81, 67, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2627, 0.4314
RGB percentages31.8%, 26.3%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(259.5, 24.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 39.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK26.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,325,678
CSS custom property--colour: #51436E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#AEBC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Slate grey · ΔE 30.6Dim grey · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#606E43
Analogous#434B6E, #66436E
Triadic#6E5143, #436E51
Split complementary#6E6643, #4A6E43
Tetradic#6E434B, #606E43, #436E66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9AFCE
Lighter +30%#9D8FBB
Lighter +20%#826FA8
Lighter +10%#68568E
Darker −10%#3A304E
Darker −20%#221C2F
Darker −30%#0B090F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#492D84
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R81
G67
B110
Red81 (31.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue259.53°
Saturation (HSL)24.29%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 43 · B 6E

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