Close to Rebecca Purple
#512E99
#512E99 is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 18% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 54% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #512E99.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.54:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.20:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.54:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.20:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #512E99 as they’d see it.
#512E99 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #512E99
What color is #512E99?
#512E99 is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Rebecca Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 18% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 54% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #512E99 in RGB?
#512E99 is rgb(81, 46, 153): 81 red, 46 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #512E99 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 70, 0, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #512E99?
PANTONE 286 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #512E99?
Its complement #334D00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.