#51225D Hex Color
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This deep, muted violet is a serious and moody choice for luxury branding. Because it is quite dark, #51225d works best as a dominant base color for sophisticated dark mode interfaces. White text provides excellent 12.1:1 contrast against this shade, making it highly readable for UI design. The hex code for this cool, saturated purple is #51225d.
Questions about #51225d
What is #51225d in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #51225d is rgb(81, 34, 93), in HSL hsl(288, 46%, 25%) and in CMYK 13%, 63%, 0%, 64%.
Which color schemes work best with #51225d?
Is #51225d readable on white or black?
#51225d has a 12.09:1 contrast ratio on white and 1.73:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.