#511ea6

Color #511ea6

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#511ea6

RGB

rgb(81, 30, 166)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 69.4%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 81.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.2%, 81.9%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(27.93, 52.37, -63.26)

LCH

lch(27.93, 82.12, 309.62)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.196, 291.96)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 11.8%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73a61e

Analogous

#1e2fa6

#511ea6

#951ea6

Triadic

#511ea6

#a6511e

#1ea651

Split-complementary

#511ea6

#a6951e

#2fa61e

Tetradic

#511ea6

#a61e73

#73a61e

#1ea651

Square

#511ea6

#a61e2f

#73a61e

#1ea695

Shades

Color #511ea6 mixed toward black.

#43198a

#36146f

#280f53

#1b0a37

#0d051c

Tints

Color #511ea6 mixed toward white.

#6726d2

#844edf

#a37ae7

#c2a6ef

#e0d3f7

Tones

Color #511ea6 mixed toward gray.

#54299b

#57358f

#594084

#5c4b79

#5f576d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414093 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#43468e · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#4f827d · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #511ea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511ea6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#511ea6 (#511ea6) is rgb(81, 30, 166) in RGB.

No, #511ea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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