What color is #512A75?

#512A75 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #512A75?

The RGB value is 81, 42, 117: 81 red, 42 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #512A75?

The complementary color is #4E752A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #512A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#512A75 color

#512A75 rgb(81, 42, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #512A75 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 16.5% green and 45.9% blue (81, 42, 117).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 47% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#512A75 color codes

HEX	`#512A75`
RGB	`rgb(81, 42, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 16.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 47%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 64%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.83, 33.5, -36.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.83, 49.38, 312.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.431, 4.69, 17.34)`
Decimal	`5319285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #512A75, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #512A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#512A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #512A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #512a75; }
.text { color: #512a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #512a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 42 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #512a75, #752a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #512A75?: #512A75 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #512A75?: The RGB value is 81, 42, 117: 81 red, 42 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #512A75?: The complementary color is #4E752A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #512A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.