#51475b

Color #51475b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#51475b

RGB

rgb(81, 71, 91)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.3%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 22%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(31.83, 8.61, -10.26)

LCH

lch(31.83, 13.39, 310)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.0351, 307.59)

HWB

hwb(270, 27.8%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515b47

Analogous

#47475b

#51475b

#5b475b

Triadic

#51475b

#5b5147

#475b51

Split-complementary

#51475b

#5b5b47

#475b47

Tetradic

#51475b

#5b4751

#515b47

#475b51

Square

#51475b

#5b4747

#515b47

#475b5b

Shades

Color #51475b mixed toward black.

#443b4c

#362f3d

#29242e

#1b181e

#0e0c0f

Tints

Color #51475b mixed toward white.

#6e617c

#8b7d99

#a89db3

#c5becc

#e2dee6

Tones

Color #51475b mixed toward gray.

#514959

#514a58

#514c56

#514e54

#514f53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d57 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#4d4e56 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#515352 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51475b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51475b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#51475b (#51475b) is rgb(81, 71, 91) in RGB.

No, #51475b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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