#51405b

Color #51405b

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#51405b

RGB

rgb(81, 64, 91)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 17.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 29.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 29.7%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(29.84, 13.13, -13.29)

LCH

lch(29.84, 18.68, 314.65)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.0493, 312.62)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 25.1%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5b40

Analogous

#44405b

#51405b

#5b4058

Triadic

#51405b

#5b5140

#405b51

Split-complementary

#51405b

#585b40

#405b44

Tetradic

#51405b

#5b404a

#4a5b40

#405b51

Square

#51405b

#5b4440

#4a5b40

#40585b

Shades

Color #51405b mixed toward black.

#44354c

#362b3d

#29202e

#1b151e

#0e0b0f

Tints

Color #51405b mixed toward white.

#70587e

#8e749d

#aa97b6

#c7bace

#e3dce7

Tones

Color #51405b mixed toward gray.

#504259

#504557

#4f4754

#4f4952

#4e4b50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a55 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4c54 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#505150 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51405b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51405b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#51405b (#51405b) is rgb(81, 64, 91) in RGB.

No, #51405b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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