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#5124CC Color

#5124CC is rgb(81, 36, 204) in RGB, hsl(256, 70%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 82%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5124CC
HEX#5124CC
RGBrgb(81, 36, 204)
HSLhsl(256, 70%, 47%)
HSVhsv(256, 82%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 82%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.232 284.1)
LABlab(31.24% 52.13 -79.99)
LCHlch(31.24% 95.48 303.09)

What #5124CC 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 #5124CC, 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.

#5124CC Channel Values

How #5124CC 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 36 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 70% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 82% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.49:1 vs white · 2.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5124CC 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 text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5124CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5124CC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #5124CC

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 #5124CC.

How #5124CC 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#5124CC
Protanopia#2F2FCC
Protanomaly#3F2BCC
Deuteranopia#3838CC
Deuteranomaly#4331CC
Tritanopia#155555
Tritanomaly#364694
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5124CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5124cc: #5124CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5124CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5124cc': '#5124CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.141, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_5124cc">#5124CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5124CC"

More Purple Colors

#5124CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5124CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5124CC?

#5124CC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(81, 36, 204) in RGB and hsl(256, 70%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #5124CC?

#5124CC is rgb(81, 36, 204) — red 81, green 36, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5124CC?

#5124CC converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 82%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5124CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5124CC scores 8.49:1 against white and 2.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5124CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5124CC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.3, which is visibly different.

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