#51178A

#51178A

Color Values

HEX

#51178A

RGB

81, 23, 138

HSL

270.3, 71.4%, 31.6%

HSV

270.3, 83.3%, 54.1%

CMYK

41.3%, 83.3%, 0.0%, 45.9%

OKLCH

0.3696 0.1727 300.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#51178A

#508A17

Analogous

#18178A

#8A178A

#51178A

Triadic

#51178A

#8A5117

#178A51

Split Complementary

#51178A

#8A8A17

#178A18

Tetradic

#51178A

#8A1817

#508A17

#178A8A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#51178A

Protanopia

#38376E

Deuteranopia

#3B4068

Tritanopia

#4E5853

Achromatopsia

#2C2C2C

CSS Usage

background-color: #51178A;
color: #51178A;
border-color: #51178A;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 900 #581C87

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#EDE2F8
200
#DCC2F5
300
#C296ED
400
#A15DE4
500
#8024DB
600
#671DAF
700
#52178C
800
#40126D
900
#311150
950
#1F0B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

11.42:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.84:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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