#510896 Color Information

#510896 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 #510896. In RGB, it consists of 31.8% Red, 3.1% Green, and 58.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 46% Cyan, 94.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 41.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 270.8°, with saturation of 89.9% and lightness of 31%. The decimal value for #510896 is 5310614, and its nearest "web safe" color is #660099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #510896 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#510896 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color81, 8, 150 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.8%, 3.1%, 58.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.682, 0.969, 0.412 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.46, 0.947, 0, 0.412 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color270.8°, 89.9%, 31.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color270.8°, 94.7%, 58.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.985, 4.125, 29.177 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color81, 8, 150 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5310614 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color24.080, 55.011, -59.836 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)24.080, 81.281, 312.594 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color24.080, 9.101, -73.236 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color20.310, 43.426, -70.957 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.212, 0.098, 4.125 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283500694 / 0xff510896 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#660099 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #510896

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #510896, its pure hue is 270.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.9%, and its lightness is 31.0%. 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 #510896, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0113 to #470783.

Tints of #510896

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #510896, its pure hue is 270.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.9%, and its lightness is 31.0%. 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 #510896, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6727a3 to #e9e0f2.

Tones of #510896

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #510896, its pure hue is 270.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.9%, 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 #510896, which range from #4f4f4f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #51009e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #510896

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #510896! For #510896, 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, #510896. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #510896

This color, #510896, consists of 31.8% Red, 3.1% Green, and 58.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 81, Green = 8, Blue = 150. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #510896 is 46% Cyan, 94.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 41.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.8%
C46.0%
G3.1%
M94.7%
B58.8%
Y0.0%
K41.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 81 8 150
Octal 121 10 226
Hexa #51 #08 #96
Binary 01010001 00001000 10010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 46 94 0 41
Octal 56 136 0 51
Hexa #2e #5e #00 #29
Binary 00101110 01011110 00000000 00101001

Analogous Colors of #510896

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #510896 — which has hue 270.8° — its analogous colors are located at 240.8° and 300.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #510896.

Triadic Colors of #510896

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 #510896 — which has hue 270.8° — its triadic colors are located at 30.8° and 270.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #510896.

Complementary Color of #510896

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #510896 — which has hue 270.8° — its complementary color is located at 90.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #510896.

Split Complementary Colors of #510896

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 #510896 — which has hue 270.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 60.8° and 270.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #510896.

Tetradic Colors of #510896

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 #510896 — which has hue 270.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 180.8°, 270.8°, 0.8°, and 90.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #510896.

Monochromatic Colors of #510896

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #510896, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #280649 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7a06e7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #510896

We want to make getting started with #510896 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #510896 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #510896 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 #510896 with other HTML elements.

#510896 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #510896.
<span style="color: #510896;">The color of this text is #510896.</span>

#510896 Background Color

The background color for this text is #510896.
<div style="background-color: #510896; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #510896.</div>

#510896 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #510896.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #510896;">This color for the shadow of this text is #510896.</span>

#510896 Border Color

This is a div with border color #510896.
<div style="border: #510896 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #510896.</div>

#510896 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #510896 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #510896; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #510896 on a white background.</div></div>

#510896 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #510896 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #510896; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #510896 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #510896 to White

This is a gradient from #510896 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#510896,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#510896,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#510896,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#510896,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #510896 to white.</div>

Gradient from #510896 to Black

This is a gradient from #510896 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#510896,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#510896,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#510896,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#510896,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #510896 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #510896

In addition to using #510896 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 #510896 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #510896, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 81, Green = 8, Blue = 150). If you need details about the color coordinates of #510896 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 #510896
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(81, 8, 150)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #510896; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #510896; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #510896; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(81, 8, 150);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#510896")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:81, green:8, blue:150, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:81 green:8 blue:150 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(81f, 8f, 150f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(81, 8, 150);
 

#510896 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #510896 the same way. For those with color blindness, #510896 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #510896 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #510896 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 #510896 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 #510896 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 #510896 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 11.5:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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