#512E74 colour

#512E74 is a dark muted violet close to CSS darkslateblue. RGB 81, 46, 116, HSL 270, 43%, 32%. White text passes AAA (10.54:1), black fails (1.99:1).

#512E74

Nearest CSS name: darkslateblue #483d8b (not an exact match)
Described as: a dark muted violet
Red, green, blue: 81, 46, 116
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.0496 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#512e74`
RGB	`rgb(81, 46, 116)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(31.8% 18% 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 43.2%, 31.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 60.3%, 45.5%)`
HWB	`hwb(270 18% 54.5%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(30%, 60%, 0%, 55%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(26.3% 27.63 -34.68)`
OKLCH	`oklch(38.06% 0.1177 304.46)`
Decimal	`5320308`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 10.54:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 1.99:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #512E74 (10.54:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#614181 18%#71548d 27%#80679a 36%#907aa7 45%#a08db3 55%#b0a0c0 64%#c0b3cc 73%#d0c6d9 82%#dfd9e6 91%#efecf2

9%#4a2a69 18%#42265f 27%#3b2154 36%#341d4a 45%#2c193f 55%#251535 64%#1d112a 73%#160d20 82%#0f0815 91%#07040b

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#512e74 #51742e

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#2e2e74 #512e74 #742e74

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#512e74 #74512e #2e7451

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#512e74 #74742e #2e742e

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#512e74 #742e2e #51742e #2e7474

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#512e74 Protanopia#113e76 Deuteranopia#1f3f72 Tritanopia#4b3c4c Achromatopsia#3f3f3f

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #512e74;`
Background	`background-color: #512e74;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #512e74;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(81 46 116 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #512e74;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #512e74, #311c46);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #9782ac, #512e74);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #512e74; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #512E74 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.