What color is #51324A?

#51324A 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 #51324A?

The RGB value is 81, 50, 74: 81 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51324A?

The complementary color is #325139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51324A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51324A color

#51324A rgb(81, 50, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51324A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 19.6% green and 29% blue (81, 50, 74).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 9% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#51324A color codes

HEX	`#51324A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 50, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 19.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 9%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, 18.33, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 20.43, 333.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.77, 4.525, 7.047)`
Decimal	`5321290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51324A, 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 #51324A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51324A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #51324A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51324a; }
.text { color: #51324a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51324a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 50 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51324a, #51323b); }

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Questions

What color is #51324A?: #51324A 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 #51324A?: The RGB value is 81, 50, 74: 81 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51324A?: The complementary color is #325139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51324A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.