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Recognised as Colour

#514A5A

  • #514A5A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514A5A is a violet with RGB values 81, 74, 90 and HSL 266°, 10%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514A5A#514A5A
HEX#514A5A
RGBrgb(81, 74, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2902, 0.3529
RGB percentages31.8%, 29%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(266.2, 9.8%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 17.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK10%, 17.8%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,450
CSS custom property--colour: #514A5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AEB5A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474D5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#494D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#504C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 22Gray · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535A4A
Analogous#4A4B5A, #594A5A
Triadic#5A514A, #4A5A51
Split complementary#5A594A, #4B5A4A
Tetradic#5A4A4B, #535A4A, #4A5A59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B1BF
Lighter +30%#9D95A8
Lighter +20%#847991
Lighter +10%#6A6176
Darker −10%#38333E
Darker −20%#1F1C22
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E356F
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R81
G74
B90
Red81 (31.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue266.25°
Saturation (HSL)9.76%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4A · B 5A

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