#51286c

Color #51286c

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#51286c

RGB

rgb(81, 40, 108)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 45.9%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 63%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 63%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(24.8, 32.32, -32.18)

LCH

lch(24.8, 45.61, 315.12)

OKLCH

oklch(36.6%, 0.1176, 309.58)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 15.7%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#436c28

Analogous

#2f286c

#51286c

#6c2865

Triadic

#51286c

#6c5128

#286c51

Split-complementary

#51286c

#656c28

#286c2f

Tetradic

#51286c

#6c2843

#436c28

#286c51

Square

#51286c

#6c2f28

#436c28

#28656c

Shades

Color #51286c mixed toward black.

#43215a

#361b48

#281436

#1b0d24

#0d0712

Tints

Color #51286c mixed toward white.

#723898

#924fbe

#ad7bce

#c8a7de

#e4d3ef

Tones

Color #51286c mixed toward gray.

#502e66

#4f3361

#4d395b

#4c3f55

#4b4450

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434261 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#45485e · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#505754 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51286c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51286c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#51286c (#51286c) is rgb(81, 40, 108) in RGB.

No, #51286c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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