Close to Eggplant
#51435E
#51435E is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 26.3% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 17% saturation and 32% 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 #51435E.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.07:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.31:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.07:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.31:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #51435E as they’d see it.
#51435E 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 #51435E
What color is #51435E?
#51435E is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 26.3% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #51435E in RGB?
#51435E is rgb(81, 67, 94): 81 red, 67 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #51435E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 29, 0, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #51435E?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #51435E?
Its complement #3F4D32 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.