#51256e

Color #51256e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#51256e

RGB

rgb(81, 37, 110)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 49.7%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 66.4%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 66.4%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(24.32, 34.49, -34.23)

LCH

lch(24.32, 48.59, 315.22)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.1248, 309.28)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 14.5%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#426e25

Analogous

#2c256e

#51256e

#6e2566

Triadic

#51256e

#6e5125

#256e51

Split-complementary

#51256e

#666e25

#256e2c

Tetradic

#51256e

#6e2542

#426e25

#256e51

Square

#51256e

#6e2c25

#426e25

#25666e

Shades

Color #51256e mixed toward black.

#431f5c

#361949

#281237

#1b0c25

#0d0612

Tints

Color #51256e mixed toward white.

#72349b

#924ac2

#ae77d1

#c9a4e1

#e4d2f0

Tones

Color #51256e mixed toward gray.

#502b68

#4e3162

#4d375c

#4c3d56

#4b4350

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.84:1

White text reads better on this background (11.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#424262 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#44475f · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#4f5755 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #51256e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51256e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#51256e (#51256e) is rgb(81, 37, 110) in RGB.

No, #51256e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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