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#51179D

#51179d ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#51179d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 9.02% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.41% cyan, 85.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 265.97°, with 74.44% saturation and 35.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.048

Complementary

  1. #51179d
  2. #639d17

Split complementary

  1. #51179d
  2. #9d9417
  3. #209d17

Analogous

  1. #17209d
  2. #51179d
  3. #94179d

Triadic

  1. #51179d
  2. #9d5117
  3. #179d51

Tetradic

  1. #51179d
  2. #9d1763
  3. #639d17
  4. #179d51

Square

  1. #51179d
  2. #9d1720
  3. #639d17
  4. #179d94

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0318
  2. #2f0d5a
  3. #51179d
  4. #7422df
  5. #9e65e8

Shades

#51179d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51179d
  2. #49158d
  3. #41127e
  4. #39106e
  5. #310e5e
  6. #290c4f
  7. #20093f
  8. #18072f
  9. #10051f
  10. #080210
  11. #000000

Tints

#51179d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51179d
  2. #622ea7
  3. #7445b1
  4. #855dba
  5. #9774c4
  6. #a88bce
  7. #b9a2d8
  8. #cbb9e2
  9. #dcd1eb
  10. #eee8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51179d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51179d
  2. #56229a
  3. #5a2c97
  4. #5f3794
  5. #644191
  6. #694c8f
  7. #6d568c
  8. #726189
  9. #776b86
  10. #7b7683
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a405d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e339f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #18319c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44347c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51179d {
  color: #51179d;
}
Background
.bg-51179d {
  background-color: #51179d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51179d {
  border: 2px solid #51179d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51179d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 23 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51179d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51179d, #94179d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51179d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 23 157 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.65 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.94 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.66 #aee862 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Indigo
#51179d  rgb(81, 23, 157)  hsl(266, 74%, 35%)  Indigo
#639d17  rgb(99, 157, 23)  hsl(86, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#9d5117  rgb(157, 81, 23)  hsl(26, 74%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#179d51  rgb(23, 157, 81)  hsl(146, 74%, 35%)  Shamrock Green