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#51118F

#51118f ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51118f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 6.67% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.36% cyan, 88.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 270.48°, with 78.75% saturation and 31.37% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0413

Complementary

  1. #51118f
  2. #4f8f11

Split complementary

  1. #51118f
  2. #8e8f11
  3. #118f12

Analogous

  1. #12118f
  2. #51118f
  3. #8f118e

Triadic

  1. #51118f
  2. #8f5111
  3. #118f51

Tetradic

  1. #51118f
  2. #8f114f
  3. #4f8f11
  4. #118f51

Square

  1. #51118f
  2. #8f1211
  3. #4f8f11
  4. #118e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0212
  2. #2a094b
  3. #51118f
  4. #7819d3
  5. #9e4fea

Shades

#51118f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51118f
  2. #490f81
  3. #410e72
  4. #390c64
  5. #310a56
  6. #290948
  7. #200739
  8. #18052b
  9. #10031d
  10. #08020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#51118f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51118f
  2. #62299a
  3. #7441a5
  4. #8558b1
  5. #9770bc
  6. #a888c7
  7. #b9a0d2
  8. #cbb8dd
  9. #dccfe9
  10. #eee7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51118f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51118f
  2. #561c8e
  3. #5a278c
  4. #5f328b
  5. #643d89
  6. #694988
  7. #6d5486
  8. #725f85
  9. #776a83
  10. #7b7582
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003992 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00388d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #423854 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a2e91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #222d8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #482d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51118f {
  color: #51118f;
}
Background
.bg-51118f {
  background-color: #51118f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51118f {
  border: 2px solid #51118f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51118f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 17 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 79% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51118f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51118f, #8f118e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51118f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 17 143 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 2.78 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.52 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.25 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.57 #aeee70 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Indigo
#51118f  rgb(81, 17, 143)  hsl(270, 79%, 31%)  Indigo
#4f8f11  rgb(79, 143, 17)  hsl(90, 79%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#8f5111  rgb(143, 81, 17)  hsl(30, 79%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#118f51  rgb(17, 143, 81)  hsl(150, 79%, 31%)  Sea Green