#511077

Color #511077

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#511077

RGB

rgb(81, 16, 119)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 76.3%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 86.6%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.9%, 86.6%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(21.77, 45.86, -44.14)

LCH

lch(21.77, 63.65, 316.09)

OKLCH

oklch(34.7%, 0.16, 308.27)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 6.3%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#367710

Analogous

#1e1077

#511077

#77106a

Triadic

#511077

#775110

#107751

Split-complementary

#511077

#6a7710

#10771e

Tetradic

#511077

#771036

#367710

#107751

Square

#511077

#771e10

#367710

#106a77

Shades

Color #511077 mixed toward black.

#440d63

#360b4f

#29083c

#1b0528

#0e0314

Tints

Color #511077 mixed toward white.

#7717ae

#9b23e1

#b45ae9

#cd91f0

#e6c8f8

Tones

Color #511077 mixed toward gray.

#4f196f

#4d2166

#4a2a5d

#483255

#463b4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e69 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#414565 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#4f5c59 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #511077;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511077]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#511077 (#511077) is rgb(81, 16, 119) in RGB.

No, #511077 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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