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#51186E

#51186e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51186e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 9.41% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.36% cyan, 78.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 279.77°, with 64.18% saturation and 26.27% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0353

Complementary

  1. #51186e
  2. #356e18

Split complementary

  1. #51186e
  2. #606e18
  3. #186e26

Analogous

  1. #26186e
  2. #51186e
  3. #6e1860

Triadic

  1. #51186e
  2. #6e5118
  3. #186e51

Tetradic

  1. #51186e
  2. #6e1835
  3. #356e18
  4. #186e51

Square

  1. #51186e
  2. #6e2618
  3. #356e18
  4. #18606e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0411
  2. #230a2f
  3. #51186e
  4. #7f26ad
  5. #a748d7

Shades

#51186e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51186e
  2. #491663
  3. #411358
  4. #39114d
  5. #310e42
  6. #290c37
  7. #200a2c
  8. #180721
  9. #100516
  10. #08020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#51186e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51186e
  2. #622f7d
  3. #74468b
  4. #855d9a
  5. #9774a8
  6. #a88cb7
  7. #b9a3c5
  8. #cbbad4
  9. #dcd1e2
  10. #eee8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51186e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51186e
  2. #562270
  3. #5a2d72
  4. #5f3773
  5. #644275
  6. #694c77
  7. #6d5679
  8. #72617b
  9. #776b7c
  10. #7b767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422c52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003270 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #08366c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d2c42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e2a6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #342c6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f2557 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51186e {
  color: #51186e;
}
Background
.bg-51186e {
  background-color: #51186e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51186e {
  border: 2px solid #51186e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51186e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 24 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 64% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51186e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51186e, #6e1860);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51186e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 24 110 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.32 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.09 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.24 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.94 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.70 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.15 #aee791 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#51186e  rgb(81, 24, 110)  hsl(280, 64%, 26%)  Indigo
#356e18  rgb(53, 110, 24)  hsl(100, 64%, 26%)  Pakistan Green
#6e5118  rgb(110, 81, 24)  hsl(40, 64%, 26%)  Field Drab
#186e51  rgb(24, 110, 81)  hsl(160, 64%, 26%)  Tropical Rain Forest