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#51177D

#51177d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51177d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 9.02% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.2% cyan, 81.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 274.12°, with 68.92% saturation and 29.02% 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.0384

Complementary

  1. #51177d
  2. #437d17

Split complementary

  1. #51177d
  2. #767d17
  3. #177d1e

Analogous

  1. #1e177d
  2. #51177d
  3. #7d1776

Triadic

  1. #51177d
  2. #7d5117
  3. #177d51

Tetradic

  1. #51177d
  2. #7d1743
  3. #437d17
  4. #177d51

Square

  1. #51177d
  2. #7d1e17
  3. #437d17
  4. #17767d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0311
  2. #270b3c
  3. #51177d
  4. #7b23be
  5. #a04edf

Shades

#51177d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51177d
  2. #491571
  3. #411264
  4. #391058
  5. #310e4b
  6. #290c3f
  7. #200932
  8. #180726
  9. #100519
  10. #08020d
  11. #000000

Tints

#51177d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51177d
  2. #622e8a
  3. #744597
  4. #855da4
  5. #9774b1
  6. #a88bbe
  7. #b9a2cb
  8. #cbb9d8
  9. #dcd1e5
  10. #eee8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51177d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51177d
  2. #56227d
  3. #5a2c7e
  4. #5f377e
  5. #64417e
  6. #694c7f
  7. #6d567f
  8. #72617f
  9. #776b7f
  10. #7b7680
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432d5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003680 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00377b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49324a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #272c7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e2d7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c2962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51177d {
  color: #51177d;
}
Background
.bg-51177d {
  background-color: #51177d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51177d {
  border: 2px solid #51177d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51177d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 23 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 69% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51177d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51177d, #7d1776);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51177d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 23 125 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.53 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.49 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.24 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.34 #aee882 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Indigo
#51177d  rgb(81, 23, 125)  hsl(274, 69%, 29%)  Indigo
#437d17  rgb(67, 125, 23)  hsl(94, 69%, 29%)  Sap Green
#7d5117  rgb(125, 81, 23)  hsl(34, 69%, 29%)  Sepia
#177d51  rgb(23, 125, 81)  hsl(154, 69%, 29%)  Sea Green