#51518B

#51518B

Color Values

HEX

#51518B

RGB

81, 81, 139

HSL

240.0, 26.4%, 43.1%

HSV

240.0, 41.7%, 54.5%

CMYK

41.7%, 41.7%, 0.0%, 45.5%

OKLCH

0.4622 0.0931 282.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#51518B

#8B8B51

Analogous

#516E8B

#6E518B

#51518B

Triadic

#51518B

#8B5151

#518B51

Split Complementary

#51518B

#8B6E51

#6E8B51

Tetradic

#51518B

#8B516E

#8B8B51

#518B6E

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#51518B

Protanopia

#51517D

Deuteranopia

#51517A

Tritanopia

#51726F

Achromatopsia

#555555

CSS Usage

background-color: #51518B;
color: #51518B;
border-color: #51518B;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#E9E9F1
200
#D2D2E5
300
#B2B2D2
400
#8888BA
500
#5E5EA1
600
#4B4B81
700
#3C3C67
800
#2F2F51
900
#25253C
950
#171726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

7.24:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.9:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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