#51166e

Color #51166e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#51166e

RGB

rgb(81, 22, 110)

HSL

hsl(280.2, 66.7%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.2, 80%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 80%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(21.76, 41.65, -38.36)

LCH

lch(21.76, 56.62, 317.35)

OKLCH

oklch(34.4%, 0.1451, 311.56)

HWB

hwb(280.2, 8.6%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#336e16

Analogous

#25166e

#51166e

#6e165f

Triadic

#51166e

#6e5116

#166e51

Split-complementary

#51166e

#5f6e16

#166e25

Tetradic

#51166e

#6e1633

#336e16

#166e51

Square

#51166e

#6e2516

#336e16

#165f6e

Shades

Color #51166e mixed toward black.

#44125c

#360f49

#290b37

#1b0725

#0e0412

Tints

Color #51166e mixed toward white.

#7820a3

#9e2dd5

#b662e0

#ce96ea

#e7cbf5

Tones

Color #51166e mixed toward gray.

#4f1d67

#4c255f

#4a2c58

#473351

#453b49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f61 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#42455e · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#4f5553 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 25.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #51166e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51166e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#51166e (#51166e) is rgb(81, 22, 110) in RGB.

No, #51166e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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