Information about #51486A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#51486A falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 72, 106) — 31.8% red, 28.2% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 13 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#51486A is a gently muted blue-purple violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Independence (#4C516D). Slightly further away sit Enigma (#515072) and Chapta And Verse (#574C5E).

The recipe behind #51486A is rgb(81, 72, 106), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #51486A: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. No one has named #51486A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51486A color variations

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#51486A 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 #51486A

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

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Meteorite color link
Meteorite

#4A3B6A

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

#51486A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51486A
  • RGB81, 72, 106
  • CMYK10, 13, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(81, 72, 106)
  • HSL256°, 19%, 35%
  • HSL Precise255.882°, 19.101%, 34.902%
  • HSV256°, 32%, 42%
  • HSB256°, 32%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.282, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.282, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.282, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID51486A
  • DECIMAL ID5326954
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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