Colour

#51486E

#51486E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#51486E is a blue with RGB values 81, 72, 110 and HSL 254°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#51486E

RGBrgb(81, 72, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2824, 0.4314

RGB percentages31.8%, 28.2%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(254.2, 20.9%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 34.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK26.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,326,958

CSS custom property--colour: #51486E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#AEB791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4D6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4B4E56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.9 Steel blue · ΔE 28.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#656E48

Analogous#48526E, #64486E

Triadic#6E5148, #486E51

Split complementary#6E6448, #526E48

Tetradic#6E4852, #656E48, #486E64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAB4CE

Lighter +30%#9E95BA

Lighter +20%#8276A6

Lighter +10%#685C8D

Darker −10%#3A344F

Darker −20%#242030

Darker −30%#0D0B12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#453185

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R81

G72

B110

Red81 (31.8%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue254.21°

Saturation (HSL)20.88%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 48 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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