Palettes / Colors / #511367

#511367 — Deep Purple

#511367 is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #511367 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#511367 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #296713; it also sits naturally between #271367 and #671354. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 7% · Blue 40%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #511367

.text { color: #511367; }
.background { background-color: #511367; }
.border { border: 3px solid #511367; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 19, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 69%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #511367; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 19, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #511367; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 19, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#511367">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#511367">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #296713:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #511367: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #511367

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #511367 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #511367 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #511367?

#511367 is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 81, 19, 103). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #511367?

#511367 is RGB 81, 19, 103 — HSL 284°, 69%, 24% — CMYK 21%, 82%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #511367?

Its complement is #296713; analogous partners are #271367 and #671354. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #511367 for text?

White text on #511367 has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.64:1.