#512570

Color #512570

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#512570

RGB

rgb(81, 37, 112)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 50.3%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 67%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 67%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(24.46, 34.99, -35.29)

LCH

lch(24.46, 49.7, 314.76)

OKLCH

oklch(36.4%, 0.1271, 308.36)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 14.5%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#447025

Analogous

#2b2570

#512570

#702569

Triadic

#512570

#705125

#257051

Split-complementary

#512570

#697025

#25702b

Tetradic

#512570

#702544

#447025

#257051

Square

#512570

#702b25

#447025

#256970

Shades

Color #512570 mixed toward black.

#431f5d

#36194b

#281338

#1b0c25

#0d0613

Tints

Color #512570 mixed toward white.

#72349d

#914ac3

#ad77d2

#c8a5e1

#e4d2f0

Tones

Color #512570 mixed toward gray.

#502b6a

#4f3163

#4e385d

#4d3e57

#4c4451

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.85:1

White text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#424264 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#444761 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#4f5956 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #512570;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#512570]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#512570 (#512570) is rgb(81, 37, 112) in RGB.

No, #512570 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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