#511e7e

Color #511e7e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#511e7e

RGB

rgb(81, 30, 126)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 61.5%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 76.2%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(24.27, 42.04, -44.52)

LCH

lch(24.27, 61.23, 313.36)

OKLCH

oklch(36.6%, 0.1527, 303.84)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 11.8%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b7e1e

Analogous

#211e7e

#511e7e

#7e1e7b

Triadic

#511e7e

#7e511e

#1e7e51

Split-complementary

#511e7e

#7b7e1e

#1e7e21

Tetradic

#511e7e

#7e1e4b

#4b7e1e

#1e7e51

Square

#511e7e

#7e211e

#4b7e1e

#1e7b7e

Shades

Color #511e7e mixed toward black.

#441969

#361454

#290f3f

#1b0a2a

#0e0515

Tints

Color #511e7e mixed toward white.

#7029ae

#8e40d2

#aa70dd

#c6a0e8

#e3cff4

Tones

Color #511e7e mixed toward gray.

#512676

#502e6e

#503666

#4f3e5e

#4f4656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.84:1

White text reads better on this background (11.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414070 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#43466c · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#4f6360 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 26

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #511e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511e7e]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#511e7e (#511e7e) is rgb(81, 30, 126) in RGB.

No, #511e7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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