What color is #51314B?

#51314B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51314B?

The RGB value is 81, 49, 75: 81 red, 49 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51314B?

The complementary color is #315137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51314B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51314B color

#51314B rgb(81, 49, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51314B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 19.2% green and 29.4% blue (81, 49, 75).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#51314B color codes

HEX	`#51314B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 49, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 19.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.12, 19.17, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.12, 21.64, 332.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.762, 4.454, 7.212)`
Decimal	`5321035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51314B, 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 #51314B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51314B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #51314B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51314b; }
.text { color: #51314b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51314b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 49 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51314b, #51313b); }

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Questions

What color is #51314B?: #51314B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51314B?: The RGB value is 81, 49, 75: 81 red, 49 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51314B?: The complementary color is #315137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51314B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.