#511e6d

Color #511e6d

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.53 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#511e6d

RGB

rgb(81, 30, 109)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 56.8%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 72.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 72.5%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(22.94, 37.86, -35.81)

LCH

lch(22.94, 52.11, 316.59)

OKLCH

oklch(35.2%, 0.134, 310.94)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 11.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a6d1e

Analogous

#2a1e6d

#511e6d

#6d1e62

Triadic

#511e6d

#6d511e

#1e6d51

Split-complementary

#511e6d

#626d1e

#1e6d2a

Tetradic

#511e6d

#6d1e3a

#3a6d1e

#1e6d51

Square

#511e6d

#6d2a1e

#3a6d1e

#1e626d

Shades

Color #511e6d mixed toward black.

#44195b

#361449

#290f37

#1b0a24

#0e0512

Tints

Color #511e6d mixed toward white.

#752b9e

#983dca

#b26ed7

#cb9ee4

#e5cff2

Tones

Color #511e6d mixed toward gray.

#4f2567

#4d2b60

#4b3259

#493853

#483f4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414061 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#43465e · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#4f5653 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #511e6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511e6d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#511e6d (#511e6d) is rgb(81, 30, 109) in RGB.

No, #511e6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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