Colour

#51466D

#51466D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51466D is a violet with RGB values 81, 70, 109 and HSL 257°, 22%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#51466D

RGBrgb(81, 70, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2745, 0.4275

RGB percentages31.8%, 27.5%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(256.9, 21.8%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 35.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK25.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,326,445

CSS custom property--colour: #51466D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#AEB992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4B4C54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28 Steel blue · ΔE 29.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#626D46

Analogous#464E6D, #64466D

Triadic#6D5146, #466D51

Split complementary#6D6446, #4F6D46

Tetradic#6D464E, #626D46, #466D64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9B2CD

Lighter +30%#9E93B9

Lighter +20%#8274A5

Lighter +10%#685A8C

Darker −10%#3A324E

Darker −20%#231E2F

Darker −30%#0C0A10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#473083

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R81

G70

B109

Red81 (31.8%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue256.92°

Saturation (HSL)21.79%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 46 · B 6D

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Colour values

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