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#5107CF Color

#5107CF is rgb(81, 7, 207) in RGB, hsl(262, 93%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 97%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 11.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5107CF
HEX#5107CF
RGBrgb(81, 7, 207)
HSLhsl(262, 93%, 42%)
HSVhsv(262, 97%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 97%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.249 285.1)
LABlab(28.81% 60.54 -85.77)
LCHlch(28.81% 104.98 305.22)

What #5107CF 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 #5107CF, 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 purple in the library.

#5107CF Channel Values

How #5107CF 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 7 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 93% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 97% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.21:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5107CF 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 text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5107CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5107CF; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #5107CF

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5107CF.

How #5107CF 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#5107CF
Protanopia#2222CF
Protanomaly#3A1ACF
Deuteranopia#2F2FCF
Deuteranomaly#3F24CF
Tritanopia#0A5050
Tritanomaly#343F94
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5107CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5107cf: #5107CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5107CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5107cf': '#5107CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.027, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_5107cf">#5107CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#5107CF"

More Purple Colors

#5107CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5107CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5107CF?

#5107CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(81, 7, 207) in RGB and hsl(262, 93%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.43.

What is the RGB value of #5107CF?

#5107CF is rgb(81, 7, 207) — red 81, green 7, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5107CF?

#5107CF converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 97%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5107CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5107CF scores 9.21:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5107CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5107CF 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.43, which is visibly different.

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