#512e5c

Color #512e5c

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.71 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#512e5c

RGB

rgb(81, 46, 92)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 33.3%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 50%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 50%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(25.19, 24.84, -21.15)

LCH

lch(25.19, 32.62, 319.59)

OKLCH

oklch(36.5%, 0.087, 317.75)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 18%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#395c2e

Analogous

#3a2e5c

#512e5c

#5c2e50

Triadic

#512e5c

#5c512e

#2e5c51

Split-complementary

#512e5c

#505c2e

#2e5c3a

Tetradic

#512e5c

#5c2e39

#395c2e

#2e5c51

Square

#512e5c

#5c3a2e

#395c2e

#2e505c

Shades

Color #512e5c mixed toward black.

#44264d

#361f3d

#29172e

#1b0f1f

#0e080f

Tints

Color #512e5c mixed toward white.

#764385

#995aac

#b283c1

#ccacd6

#e5d6ea

Tones

Color #512e5c mixed toward gray.

#4f3258

#4d3654

#4b3a51

#493d4d

#474149

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444454 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#464951 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#504c4a · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #512e5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#512e5c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#512e5c (#512e5c) is rgb(81, 46, 92) in RGB.

No, #512e5c 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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