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#51189A Color

#51189A is rgb(81, 24, 154) in RGB, hsl(266, 73%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 84%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51189A
HEX#51189A
RGBrgb(81, 24, 154)
HSLhsl(266, 73%, 35%)
HSVhsv(266, 84%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 84%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.188 295.6)
LABlab(25.09% 45.96 -60.33)
LCHlch(25.09% 75.84 307.30)

What #51189A 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 #51189A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 6.11Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.16Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.11Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 12.35Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 14.33Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 15.25

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

#51189A Channel Values

How #51189A 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 24 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 73% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 84% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.79:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51189A 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 text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51189A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51189A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51189A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#51189A
Complementary
#629A18
Analogous
#18219A
Analogous
#92189A
Triadic
#9A5118
Triadic
#189A51
Split comp.
#9A9218
Split comp.
#219A18

Tints & Shades of #51189A

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

#651EC2
#7B30DF
#9557E5
#AE7FEB
#C7A7F1
#E0CEF7

Shades

#471589
#3C1273
#330F61
#270C4B
#1E0939
#120623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51189A.

How #51189A 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#51189A
Protanopia#28289A
Protanomaly#3C239A
Deuteranopia#33339A
Deuteranomaly#412A9A
Tritanopia#3A3E3E
Tritanomaly#44336F
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #51189A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51189a: #51189A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51189A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51189a': '#51189A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.094, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_51189a">#51189A</color>
SVG fillfill="#51189A"

More Purple Colors

#51189A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#51189A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51189A?

#51189A is a dark purple — rgb(81, 24, 154) in RGB and hsl(266, 73%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #51189A?

#51189A is rgb(81, 24, 154) — red 81, green 24, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51189A?

#51189A converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 84%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51189A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #51189A scores 10.79:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51189A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51189A 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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