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Recognised as Colour

#51485D

  • #51485D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#51485D is a violet with RGB values 81, 72, 93 and HSL 266°, 13%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#51485D#51485D
HEX#51485D
RGBrgb(81, 72, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2824, 0.3647
RGB percentages31.8%, 28.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(265.7, 12.7%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 22.6%, 36.5%)
CMYK12.9%, 22.6%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,326,941
CSS custom property--colour: #51485D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#AEB7A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#464C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F4B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#545D48
Analogous#48495D, #5C485D
Triadic#5D5148, #485D51
Split complementary#5D5C48, #4A5D48
Tetradic#5D4849, #545D48, #485D5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B0C1
Lighter +30%#9D93AB
Lighter +20%#837695
Lighter +10%#6A5E7A
Darker −10%#383240
Darker −20%#1F1B24
Darker −30%#060507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E3372
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R81
G72
B93
Red81 (31.8%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.73%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 48 · B 5D

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