All About Color #511CBA

#511CBA

About #511CBA

#511CBA is a medium purple color with the hex code #511CBA. In RGB it is red 81, green 28, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 74%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 56%, 85%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 9.44:1 on white and 2.23:1 on black.

#511CBA Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 1C, BA
CMYK56.45%, 84.95%, 0.00%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal81, 28, 186
HSL260°, 74%, 42%
RGB Octal121, 34, 272
HSV (HSB)260.13°, 84.95%, 72.94%
RGB Binary1010001, 11100, 10111010
CIE-L*AB29.73, 58.33, -72.28
RGB Percent31.76%, 10.98%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH29.73, 92.88, 308.91
XYZ12.67, 6.13, 46.97
CIE-L*UV29.73, 3.35, -94.19
xyY0.19, 0.09, 6.13
Hunter-Lab24.75, 48.08, -95.20
RYB31.76%, 10.98%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#511CBA on a dark background: contrast 2.23:1, fails WCAG AA.
#511CBA on a light background: contrast 9.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #511CBA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#511CBA · #804EE4 · #2E106A · #86BA1C · #B2E44E

Analogous palette

#1C86BA · #1C36BA · #511CBA · #A01CBA · #BA1C86

Triadic palette

#511CBA · #BA511C · #1CBA51 · #804EE4 · #E4804E

Tetradic palette

#511CBA · #BA1C36 · #86BA1C · #1CBAA0 · #2E106A

Monochromatic palette

#170835 · #341278 · #511CBA · #7640E2 · #A683EC

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