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.
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.
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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.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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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) |
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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
<span style="color: #510896;">The color of this text is #510896.</span>
#510896 Background Color
<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
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #510896;">This color for the shadow of this text is #510896.</span>
#510896 Border Color
<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
<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
<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
<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
<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 |
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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
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.