All About Color #512CA0

#512CA0

About #512CA0

#512CA0 is a medium purple color with the hex code #512CA0. In RGB it is red 81, green 44, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 259°, saturation 57%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 49%, 72%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 9.47:1 on white and 2.22:1 on black.

#512CA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 2C, A0
CMYK49.38%, 72.50%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal81, 44, 160
HSL259°, 57%, 40%
RGB Octal121, 54, 240
HSV (HSB)259.14°, 72.50%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1010001, 101100, 10100000
CIE-L*AB29.64, 44.26, -56.83
RGB Percent31.76%, 17.25%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH29.64, 72.04, 307.91
XYZ10.64, 6.09, 33.87
CIE-L*UV29.64, 4.32, -76.73
xyY0.21, 0.12, 6.09
Hunter-Lab24.68, 33.78, -64.12
RYB31.76%, 17.25%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#512CA0 on a dark background: contrast 2.22:1, fails WCAG AA.
#512CA0 on a light background: contrast 9.47:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #512CA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #512CA0. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#512CA0 · #7E57D1 · #2C1858 · #7BA02C · #AAD157

Analogous palette

#2C7BA0 · #2C41A0 · #512CA0 · #8B2CA0 · #A02C7B

Triadic palette

#512CA0 · #A0512C · #2CA051 · #7E57D1 · #D17E57

Tetradic palette

#512CA0 · #A02C41 · #7BA02C · #2CA08B · #2C1858

Monochromatic palette

#140B28 · #321B64 · #512CA0 · #744BCE · #A387DE

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