#511579

Color #511579

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 10.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#511579

RGB

rgb(81, 21, 121)

HSL

hsl(276, 70.4%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 82.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.1%, 82.6%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(22.54, 44.59, -44.17)

LCH

lch(22.54, 62.76, 315.27)

OKLCH

oklch(35.3%, 0.1573, 306.96)

HWB

hwb(276, 8.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d7915

Analogous

#1f1579

#511579

#79156f

Triadic

#511579

#795115

#157951

Split-complementary

#511579

#6f7915

#15791f

Tetradic

#511579

#79153d

#3d7915

#157951

Square

#511579

#791f15

#3d7915

#156f79

Shades

Color #511579 mixed toward black.

#431165

#360e51

#280a3c

#1b0728

#0d0314

Tints

Color #511579 mixed toward white.

#741ead

#962edb

#b062e4

#ca96ed

#e5cbf6

Tones

Color #511579 mixed toward gray.

#4f1d70

#4e2668

#4c2e60

#4a3658

#493f4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.73:1

White text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f6b · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#424567 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#4f5e5b · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 26.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #511579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511579]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#511579 (#511579) is rgb(81, 21, 121) in RGB.

No, #511579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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