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Recognised as Colour

#514A61

  • #514A61
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514A61 is a violet with RGB values 81, 74, 97 and HSL 258°, 13%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514A61#514A61
HEX#514A61
RGBrgb(81, 74, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2902, 0.3804
RGB percentages31.8%, 29%, 38%
HSLhsl(258.3, 13.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 23.7%, 38%)
CMYK16.5%, 23.7%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,457
CSS custom property--colour: #514A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 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#AEB59E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454D62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#464D60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4D52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 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

Dim grey · ΔE 18.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A614A
Analogous#4A4F61, #5C4A61
Triadic#61514A, #4A6151
Split complementary#615D4A, #4F614A
Tetradic#614A4F, #5A614A, #4A615C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B2C5
Lighter +30%#9D95AF
Lighter +20%#827998
Lighter +10%#69607E
Darker −10%#393444
Darker −20%#211E27
Darker −30%#09080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#493576
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R81
G74
B97
Red81 (31.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue258.26°
Saturation (HSL)13.45%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4A · B 61

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