#51005f Color Information

#51005f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #51005f. In RGB, it consists of 31.8% Red, 0.0% Green, and 37.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 14.7% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 62.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 291.2°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 18.6%. The decimal value for #51005f is 5308511, and its nearest "web safe" color is #660066. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #51005f is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#51005f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color81, 0, 95 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.8%, 0.0%, 37.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.682, 1.000, 0.627 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.147, 1, 0, 0.627 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color291.2°, 100.0%, 18.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color291.2°, 100.0%, 37.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.459, 2.576, 11.036 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color81, 0, 95 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5308511 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color18.257, 45.252, -34.185 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)18.257, 56.713, 322.931 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color18.257, 20.175, -39.891 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color16.049, 32.631, -29.537 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.286, 0.135, 2.576 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283498591 / 0xff51005f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#660066 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #51005f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #51005f, its pure hue is 291.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 18.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #51005f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a000c to #470053.

Tints of #51005f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #51005f, its pure hue is 291.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 18.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #51005f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #672073 to #e9dfeb.

Tones of #51005f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #51005f, its pure hue is 291.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #51005f, which range from #303030 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #51005f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #51005f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #51005f! For #51005f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #51005f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #51005f

This color, #51005f, consists of 31.8% Red, 0.0% Green, and 37.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 81, Green = 0, Blue = 95. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #51005f is 14.7% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 62.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.8%
C14.7%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B37.3%
Y0.0%
K62.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 81 0 95
Octal 121 0 137
Hexa #51 #00 #5f
Binary 01010001 00000000 01011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 14 100 0 62
Octal 16 144 0 76
Hexa #0e #64 #00 #3e
Binary 00001110 01100100 00000000 00111110

Analogous Colors of #51005f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #51005f — which has hue 291.2° — its analogous colors are located at 261.2° and 321.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51005f.

Triadic Colors of #51005f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #51005f — which has hue 291.2° — its triadic colors are located at 51.2° and 291.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51005f.

Complementary Color of #51005f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #51005f — which has hue 291.2° — its complementary color is located at 111.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51005f.

Split Complementary Colors of #51005f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #51005f — which has hue 291.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.2° and 291.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51005f.

Tetradic Colors of #51005f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #51005f — which has hue 291.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 201.2°, 291.2°, 21.2°, and 111.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51005f.

Monochromatic Colors of #51005f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #51005f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #290030 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7a008f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #51005f

We want to make getting started with #51005f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #51005f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #51005f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #51005f with other HTML elements.

#51005f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #51005f.
<span style="color: #51005f;">The color of this text is #51005f.</span>

#51005f Background Color

The background color for this text is #51005f.
<div style="background-color: #51005f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #51005f.</div>

#51005f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #51005f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #51005f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #51005f.</span>

#51005f Border Color

This is a div with border color #51005f.
<div style="border: #51005f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #51005f.</div>

#51005f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #51005f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #51005f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #51005f on a white background.</div></div>

#51005f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #51005f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #51005f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #51005f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #51005f to White

This is a gradient from #51005f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#51005f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#51005f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#51005f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#51005f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #51005f to white.</div>

Gradient from #51005f to Black

This is a gradient from #51005f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#51005f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#51005f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#51005f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#51005f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #51005f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #51005f

In addition to using #51005f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #51005f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #51005f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 81, Green = 0, Blue = 95). If you need details about the color coordinates of #51005f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #51005f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(81, 0, 95)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #51005f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #51005f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #51005f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(81, 0, 95);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#51005f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:81, green:0, blue:95, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:81 green:0 blue:95 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(81f, 0f, 95f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(81, 0, 95);
 

#51005f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #51005f the same way. For those with color blindness, #51005f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #51005f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #51005f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #51005f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #51005f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #51005f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 13.9:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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