Information about #512A56 color

#512A56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#512A56 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 42, 86) — 31.8% red, 16.5% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 17 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #512A56 reads as a moderately toned purple-pink magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grape Royale (#4F2D54). Slightly further away sit Dark Heliotrope (#532759) and Dark Mulberry (#4D2759).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(81, 42, 86)), which gives #512A56 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #512A56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#512A56 color variations

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

#512A56 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 #512A56

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#512A56
  • RGB81, 42, 86
  • CMYK2, 17, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(81, 42, 86)
  • HSL293°, 34%, 25%
  • HSL Precise293.182°, 34.375%, 25.098%
  • HSV293°, 51%, 34%
  • HSB293°, 51%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.165, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.165, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.165, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID512A56
  • DECIMAL ID5319254
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01