What color is #51344B?

#51344B 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 #51344B?

The RGB value is 81, 52, 75: 81 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51344B?

The complementary color is #34513A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51344B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51344B color

#51344B rgb(81, 52, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51344B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20.4% green and 29.4% blue (81, 52, 75).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#51344B color codes

HEX	`#51344B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 52, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 17.26, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 19.39, 332.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.891, 4.714, 7.255)`
Decimal	`5321803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51344B, 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 #51344B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51344B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #51344B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51344b; }
.text { color: #51344b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51344b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 52 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51344b, #51343c); }

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Questions

What color is #51344B?: #51344B 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 #51344B?: The RGB value is 81, 52, 75: 81 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51344B?: The complementary color is #34513A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51344B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.