What color is #51354E?

#51354E 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 #51354E?

The RGB value is 81, 53, 78: 81 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51354E?

The complementary color is #355138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51354E color

#51354E rgb(81, 53, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51354E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (81, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#51354E color codes

HEX	`#51354E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.29, 17.26, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.29, 20.06, 329.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.041, 4.846, 7.823)`
Decimal	`5322062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51354E, 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 #51354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #51354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51354e; }
.text { color: #51354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51354e, #513540); }

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Questions

What color is #51354E?: #51354E 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 #51354E?: The RGB value is 81, 53, 78: 81 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51354E?: The complementary color is #355138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.