What color is #51455F?

#51455F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51455F?

The RGB value is 81, 69, 95: 81 red, 69 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51455F?

The complementary color is #535F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51455F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51455F color

#51455F rgb(81, 69, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51455F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 27.1% green and 37.3% blue (81, 69, 95).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#51455F color codes

HEX	`#51455F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 69, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 27.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, 10.88, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 17.29, 308.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.587, 6.832, 11.743)`
Decimal	`5326175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51455F, 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 #51455F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51455F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #51455F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51455f; }
.text { color: #51455f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51455f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 69 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51455f, #5e455f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51455F?: #51455F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51455F?: The RGB value is 81, 69, 95: 81 red, 69 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51455F?: The complementary color is #535F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51455F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.