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#51186F

#51186f ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51186f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.03% cyan, 78.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 279.31°, with 64.44% saturation and 26.47% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0355

Complementary

  1. #51186f
  2. #366f18

Split complementary

  1. #51186f
  2. #616f18
  3. #186f26

Analogous

  1. #26186f
  2. #51186f
  3. #6f1861

Triadic

  1. #51186f
  2. #6f5118
  3. #186f51

Tetradic

  1. #51186f
  2. #6f1836
  3. #366f18
  4. #186f51

Square

  1. #51186f
  2. #6f2618
  3. #366f18
  4. #18616f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0411
  2. #230a30
  3. #51186f
  4. #7f26ae
  5. #a648d8

Shades

#51186f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51186f
  2. #491664
  3. #411359
  4. #39114e
  5. #310e43
  6. #290c38
  7. #200a2c
  8. #180721
  9. #100516
  10. #08020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#51186f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51186f
  2. #622f7d
  3. #74468c
  4. #855d9a
  5. #9774a9
  6. #a88cb7
  7. #b9a3c5
  8. #cbbad4
  9. #dcd1e2
  10. #eee8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51186f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51186f
  2. #562271
  3. #5a2d72
  4. #5f3774
  5. #644276
  6. #694c78
  7. #6d5679
  8. #72617b
  9. #776b7d
  10. #7b767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.28:1 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 #003271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #06366d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d2c42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d2a70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #342c6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f2658 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51186f {
  color: #51186f;
}
Background
.bg-51186f {
  background-color: #51186f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51186f {
  border: 2px solid #51186f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51186f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 24 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 64% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51186f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51186f, #6f1861);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51186f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 24 111 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.14 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.95 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.85 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.94 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.57 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.09 #aee790 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Indigo
#51186f  rgb(81, 24, 111)  hsl(279, 64%, 26%)  Indigo
#366f18  rgb(54, 111, 24)  hsl(99, 64%, 26%)  Pakistan Green
#6f5118  rgb(111, 81, 24)  hsl(39, 64%, 26%)  Field Drab
#186f51  rgb(24, 111, 81)  hsl(159, 64%, 26%)  Tropical Rain Forest