#511b49

Color #511b49

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 28.38 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#511b49

RGB

rgb(81, 27, 73)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 50%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 66.7%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 9.9%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(20.1, 31.58, -16.4)

LCH

lch(20.1, 35.58, 332.56)

OKLCH

oklch(32.4%, 0.1017, 333.91)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 10.6%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b5123

Analogous

#3e1b51

#511b49

#511b2e

Triadic

#511b49

#49511b

#1b4951

Split-complementary

#511b49

#2e511b

#1b513e

Tetradic

#511b49

#51231b

#1b5123

#1b4951

Square

#511b49

#513e1b

#1b5123

#1b2e51

Shades

Color #511b49 mixed toward black.

#44173d

#361231

#290e25

#1b0918

#0e050c

Tints

Color #511b49 mixed toward white.

#832c76

#b63da4

#cd68be

#de9bd4

#eecde9

Tones

Color #511b49 mixed toward gray.

#4d2046

#482443

#442940

#3f2d3c

#3b3239

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.6:1

White text reads better on this background (13.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404041 · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#43463f · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#4f3a38 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #511b49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511b49]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#511b49 (#511b49) is rgb(81, 27, 73) in RGB.

No, #511b49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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