What color is #51465E?

#51465E 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 #51465E?

The RGB value is 81, 70, 94: 81 red, 70 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51465E?

The complementary color is #535E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51465E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51465E color

#51465E rgb(81, 70, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51465E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 27.5% green and 36.9% blue (81, 70, 94).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#51465E color codes

HEX	`#51465E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 70, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 27.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, 9.99, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 15.95, 308.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.603, 6.938, 11.526)`
Decimal	`5326430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51465E, 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 #51465E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51465E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #51465E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51465e; }
.text { color: #51465e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51465e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 70 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51465e, #5d465e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51465E?: #51465E 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 #51465E?: The RGB value is 81, 70, 94: 81 red, 70 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51465E?: The complementary color is #535E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51465E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.