What color is #51344E?

#51344E 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 #51344E?

The RGB value is 81, 52, 78: 81 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51344E?

The complementary color is #345137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51344E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51344E color

#51344E rgb(81, 52, 78)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20.4% green and 30.6% blue (81, 52, 78).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#51344E color codes

HEX	`#51344E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 52, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.03, 17.9, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.03, 20.82, 329.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.996, 4.756, 7.808)`
Decimal	`5321806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51344E, 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 #51344E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51344E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #51344E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51344e; }
.text { color: #51344e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51344e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 52 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51344e, #51343f); }

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Questions

What color is #51344E?: #51344E 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 #51344E?: The RGB value is 81, 52, 78: 81 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51344E?: The complementary color is #345137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51344E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.