All About Color #511EA9

#511EA9

About #511EA9

#511EA9 is a dark purple color with the hex code #511EA9. In RGB it is red 81, green 30, blue 169; in HSL it is hue 262°, saturation 70%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 52%, 82%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 9.96:1 on white and 2.11:1 on black.

#511EA9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 1E, A9
CMYK52.07%, 82.25%, 0.00%, 33.73%
RGB Decimal81, 30, 169
HSL262°, 70%, 39%
RGB Octal121, 36, 251
HSV (HSB)262.01°, 82.25%, 66.27%
RGB Binary1010001, 11110, 10101001
CIE-L*AB28.23, 53.17, -64.59
RGB Percent31.76%, 11.76%, 66.27%
CIE-L*CH28.23, 83.66, 309.46
XYZ11.02, 5.54, 38.03
CIE-L*UV28.23, 5.08, -83.95
xyY0.20, 0.10, 5.54
Hunter-Lab23.54, 42.35, -79.28
RYB31.76%, 11.76%, 66.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#511EA9 on a dark background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.
#511EA9 on a light background: contrast 9.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #511EA9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#511EA9 · #7D45DE · #2C105B · #76A91E · #A6DE45

Analogous palette

#1E76A9 · #1E30A9 · #511EA9 · #971EA9 · #A91E76

Triadic palette

#511EA9 · #A9511E · #1EA951 · #7D45DE · #DE7D45

Tetradic palette

#511EA9 · #A91E30 · #76A91E · #1EA997 · #2C105B

Monochromatic palette

#130727 · #321268 · #511EA9 · #7438DC · #A179E7

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