Information about #514171 color

#514171 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514171 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 65, 113) — 31.8% red, 25.5% green, 44.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 19 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced twilight violet, #514171 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Pastel Indigo (#543E7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Meteorite (#4A3B6A) and Honey Flower (#5C3C6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 65, 113) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #514171 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#514171 color variations

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

#514171 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 #514171

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

Meteorite color link
Meteorite

#4A3B6A

Honey Flower color link
Honey Flower

#5C3C6D

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Fairground color link
Fairground

#483A79

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Funtasia color link
Funtasia

#4C3371

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Purple Haze color link
Purple Haze

#4E387E

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Wave Rider color link
Wave Rider

#413F6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514171
  • RGB81, 65, 113
  • CMYK13, 19, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(81, 65, 113)
  • HSL260°, 27%, 35%
  • HSL Precise260°, 26.966%, 34.902%
  • HSV260°, 42%, 44%
  • HSB260°, 42%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.255, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.255, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.255, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514171
  • DECIMAL ID5325169
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01