Information about #511545 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#511545 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 21, 69) — 31.8% red, 8.2% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 5 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #511545 reads as a clearly saturated purple-pink magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Slightly further away sit Grape Purple (#5D1451) and Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F).

The recipe behind #511545 is rgb(81, 21, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #511545: 13.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#511545 color variations

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#511545 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 #511545

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

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#511545
  • RGB81, 21, 69
  • CMYK0, 24, 5, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 21, 69)
  • HSL312°, 59%, 20%
  • HSL Precise312°, 58.824%, 20%
  • HSV312°, 74%, 32%
  • HSB312°, 74%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.082, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.082, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.082, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID511545
  • DECIMAL ID5313861
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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