#511e5b

Color #511e5b

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.03 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#511e5b

RGB

rgb(81, 30, 91)

HSL

hsl(290.2, 50.4%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.2, 67%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 67%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(21.7, 33.72, -25.99)

LCH

lch(21.7, 42.57, 322.38)

OKLCH

oklch(34%, 0.1146, 320.74)

HWB

hwb(290.2, 11.8%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#285b1e

Analogous

#321e5b

#511e5b

#5b1e46

Triadic

#511e5b

#5b511e

#1e5b51

Split-complementary

#511e5b

#465b1e

#1e5b32

Tetradic

#511e5b

#5b1e28

#285b1e

#1e5b51

Square

#511e5b

#5b321e

#285b1e

#1e465b

Shades

Color #511e5b mixed toward black.

#43194c

#36143d

#280f2d

#1b0a1e

#0d050f

Tints

Color #511e5b mixed toward white.

#7c2e8c

#a83ebc

#bf6dcf

#d49ddf

#eaceef

Tones

Color #511e5b mixed toward gray.

#4e2356

#4a2851

#472d4c

#433247

#403742

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414051 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#43464e · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#4f4846 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #511e5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511e5b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#511e5b (#511e5b) is rgb(81, 30, 91) in RGB.

No, #511e5b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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