Information about #51007C color

#51007C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#51007C falls into the Violet Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 0, 124) — 31.8% red, 0% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 49 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#51007C is a intensely saturated violet that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Indigo (#4B0082). Slightly further away sit Metallic Purple (#520E7D) and Metallic Violet (#5B0A91).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(81, 0, 124)), which gives #51007C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #51007C: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. No one has named #51007C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51007C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51007C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #51007C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51007C
  • RGB81, 0, 124
  • CMYK17, 49, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(81, 0, 124)
  • HSL279°, 100%, 24%
  • HSL Precise279.194°, 100%, 24.314%
  • HSV279°, 100%, 49%
  • HSB279°, 100%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.000, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.000, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.000, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID51007C
  • DECIMAL ID5308540
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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