What color is #51395B?

#51395B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51395B?

The RGB value is 81, 57, 91: 81 red, 57 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51395B?

The complementary color is #435B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51395B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51395B color

#51395B rgb(81, 57, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51395B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 22.4% green and 35.7% blue (81, 57, 91).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#51395B color codes

HEX	`#51395B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 57, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 22.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.93, 17.65, -16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.93, 23.98, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.745, 5.431, 10.589)`
Decimal	`5323099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51395B, 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 #51395B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51395B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #51395B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51395b; }
.text { color: #51395b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51395b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 57 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51395b, #5b3954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51395B?: #51395B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51395B?: The RGB value is 81, 57, 91: 81 red, 57 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51395B?: The complementary color is #435B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51395B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.