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#5107DA Color

#5107DA is rgb(81, 7, 218) in RGB, hsl(261, 94%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 97%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5107DA
HEX#5107DA
RGBrgb(81, 7, 218)
HSLhsl(261, 94%, 44%)
HSVhsv(261, 97%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 97%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.26 283.3)
LABlab(29.99% 62.66 -90.17)
LCHlch(29.99% 109.81 304.80)

What #5107DA 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 #5107DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.99Han Purple#5218FAΔE 11.87Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 13.21Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 15.49Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 15.66Near Violet#8000FFΔE 16.13

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

#5107DA Channel Values

How #5107DA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 94% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 97% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.78:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5107DA 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 text8.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5107DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5107DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5107DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5107DA
Complementary
#90DA07
Analogous
#0726DA
Analogous
#BA07DA
Triadic
#DA5107
Triadic
#07DA51
Split comp.
#DABA07
Split comp.
#26DA07

Tints & Shades of #5107DA

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

#6212F8
#7934F9
#935CFA
#AD83FB
#C7ABFC
#DECEFD

Shades

#4606BC
#3C05A3
#310486
#260368
#1B024A
#120231

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

How #5107DA 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#5107DA
Protanopia#2222DA
Protanomaly#3A1ADA
Deuteranopia#2F2FDA
Deuteranomaly#3F24DA
Tritanopia#005555
Tritanomaly#2F429C
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5107DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5107da: #5107DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5107DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5107da': '#5107DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.027, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_5107da">#5107DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5107DA"

More Purple Colors

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

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#5107DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5107DA?

#5107DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(81, 7, 218) in RGB and hsl(261, 94%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #5107DA?

#5107DA is rgb(81, 7, 218) — red 81, green 7, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5107DA?

#5107DA converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 97%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5107DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5107DA scores 8.78:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5107DA 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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