#512ad5

Color #512ad5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 13.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#512ad5

RGB

rgb(81, 42, 213)

HSL

hsl(253.7, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.7, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(62%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(34.41, 60.08, -80.32)

LCH

lch(34.41, 100.3, 306.8)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.2372, 282.34)

HWB

hwb(253.7, 16.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aed52a

Analogous

#2a58d5

#512ad5

#a72ad5

Triadic

#512ad5

#d5512a

#2ad551

Split-complementary

#512ad5

#d5a72a

#58d52a

Tetradic

#512ad5

#d52aae

#aed52a

#2ad551

Square

#512ad5

#d52a58

#aed52a

#2ad5a7

Shades

Color #512ad5 mixed toward black.

#4423b2

#361c8e

#29156b

#1b0e47

#0e0724

Tints

Color #512ad5 mixed toward white.

#6e4ddc

#8b71e3

#a894ea

#c5b8f1

#e2dbf8

Tones

Color #512ad5 mixed toward gray.

#5938c7

#6146b9

#6855aa

#70639c

#78718e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4343bd · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#4548b7 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#50a7a2 · ΔE 46.3

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 30.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #512ad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#512ad5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#512ad5 (#512ad5) is rgb(81, 42, 213) in RGB.

No, #512ad5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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