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#51015F Color

#51015F is rgb(81, 1, 95) in RGB, hsl(291, 98%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 99%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51015F
HEX#51015F
RGBrgb(81, 1, 95)
HSLhsl(291, 98%, 19%)
HSVhsv(291, 99%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 99%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(31.7% 0.15 320.5)
LABlab(18.13% 42.25 -34.14)
LCHlch(18.13% 54.32 321.06)

What #51015F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #51015F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#51015F Channel Values

How #51015F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 1 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 98% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 99% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.82:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51015F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51015F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51015F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #51015F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51015F.

How #51015F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#51015F
Protanopia#20205F
Protanomaly#39175F
Deuteranopia#2E2E5E
Deuteranomaly#3F235E
Tritanopia#4A2020
Tritanomaly#4D1842
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51015F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-51015f: #51015F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51015F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51015f': '#51015F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.004, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_51015f">#51015F</color>
SVG fillfill="#51015F"

More Pink Colors

#51015F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51015F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51015F?

#51015F is a darkest pink — rgb(81, 1, 95) in RGB and hsl(291, 98%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #51015F?

#51015F is rgb(81, 1, 95) — red 81, green 1, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51015F?

#51015F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 99%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51015F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #51015F scores 13.82:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51015F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51015F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 18.18, which is visibly different.

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