#511d89

Color #511d89

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#511d89

RGB

rgb(81, 29, 137)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 65.1%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 78.8%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(25.06, 45.27, -50.16)

LCH

lch(25.06, 67.57, 312.07)

OKLCH

oklch(37.5%, 0.1657, 300.14)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 11.4%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55891d

Analogous

#1d1f89

#511d89

#871d89

Triadic

#511d89

#89511d

#1d8951

Split-complementary

#511d89

#89871d

#1f891d

Tetradic

#511d89

#891d55

#55891d

#1d8951

Square

#511d89

#891d1f

#55891d

#1d8987

Shades

Color #511d89 mixed toward black.

#431872

#36135b

#280e44

#1b0a2e

#0d0517

Tints

Color #511d89 mixed toward white.

#6d27b8

#8a42d7

#a771e1

#c4a0eb

#e2d0f5

Tones

Color #511d89 mixed toward gray.

#512680

#522f77

#52386e

#524165

#534a5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404079 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#434675 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#4f6b68 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #511d89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511d89]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#511d89 (#511d89) is rgb(81, 29, 137) in RGB.

No, #511d89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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