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#51007E

#51007e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51007e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 0% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.71% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 100% saturation and 24.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0326

Complementary

  1. #51007e
  2. #2d7e00

Split complementary

  1. #51007e
  2. #6c7e00
  3. #007e12

Analogous

  1. #12007e
  2. #51007e
  3. #7e006c

Triadic

  1. #51007e
  2. #7e5100
  3. #007e51

Tetradic

  1. #51007e
  2. #7e002d
  3. #2d7e00
  4. #007e51

Square

  1. #51007e
  2. #7e1200
  3. #2d7e00
  4. #006c7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0014
  2. #200032
  3. #51007e
  4. #8200cb
  5. #ad18ff

Shades

#51007e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51007e
  2. #490071
  3. #410065
  4. #390058
  5. #31004c
  6. #29003f
  7. #200032
  8. #180026
  9. #100019
  10. #08000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#51007e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51007e
  2. #621a8b
  3. #743398
  4. #854da5
  5. #9766b2
  6. #a880bf
  7. #b999cb
  8. #cbb3d8
  9. #dccce5
  10. #eee6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51007e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51007e
  2. #560d7e
  3. #5a1a7e
  4. #5f267f
  5. #64337f
  6. #69407f
  7. #6d4d7f
  8. #725a7f
  9. #776680
  10. #7b7380
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41265a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00337c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #492b47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #202580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #29267d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c2062 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51007e {
  color: #51007e;
}
Background
.bg-51007e {
  background-color: #51007e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51007e {
  border: 2px solid #51007e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51007e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 0 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51007e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51007e, #7e006c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51007e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 0 126 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 1.46 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.59 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.11 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.25 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.33 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.40 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.46 #aeff81 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Indigo
#51007e  rgb(81, 0, 126)  hsl(279, 100%, 25%)  Indigo
#2d7e00  rgb(45, 126, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 25%)  Green
#7e5100  rgb(126, 81, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 25%)  Field Drab
#007e51  rgb(0, 126, 81)  hsl(159, 100%, 25%)  Sea Green