What color is #51485F?

#51485F 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 #51485F?

The RGB value is 81, 72, 95: 81 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51485F?

The complementary color is #565F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51485F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51485F color

#51485F rgb(81, 72, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #51485F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 28.2% green and 37.3% blue (81, 72, 95).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#51485F color codes

HEX	`#51485F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 72, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 28.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.28, 8.95, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.28, 15.07, 306.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.776, 7.21, 11.806)`
Decimal	`5326943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51485F, 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 #51485F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51485F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #51485F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51485f; }
.text { color: #51485f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51485f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 72 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51485f, #5d485f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51485F?: #51485F 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 #51485F?: The RGB value is 81, 72, 95: 81 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51485F?: The complementary color is #565F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51485F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.