Information about #51017A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #51017A belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 1, 122) — 31.8% red, 0.4% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 47 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#51017A is a pure, full-strength twilight violet that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Indigo (#4B0082). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Purple (#520E7D) and Metallic Violet (#5B0A91).

The recipe behind #51017A is rgb(81, 1, 122), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #51017A: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. #51017A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#51017A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51017A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51017A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51017A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51017A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#51017A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #51017A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Indigo color link
Indigo

#4B0082

Metallic Purple color link
Metallic Purple

#520E7D

Metallic Violet color link
Metallic Violet

#5B0A91

Purple Iris color link
Purple Iris

#571B7E

Sunset Purple color link
Sunset Purple

#490960

Purple Monster color link
Purple Monster

#461B7E

Royal Violet color link
Royal Violet

#3F1979

Pixie Powder color link
Pixie Powder

#391285

American Violet color link
American Violet

#551B8C

Rockies Purple color link
Rockies Purple

#33006F

Deep Heliotrope color link
Deep Heliotrope

#4E0059

Christalle color link
Christalle

#33036B

#51017A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51017A
  • RGB81, 1, 122
  • CMYK16, 47, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 1, 122)
  • HSL280°, 98%, 24%
  • HSL Precise279.669°, 98.374%, 24.118%
  • HSV280°, 99%, 48%
  • HSB280°, 99%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.004, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.004, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.004, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID51017A
  • DECIMAL ID5308794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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