Palettes / Colors / #511679

#511679 — Purple

#511679 is a purple color we call 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 #511679 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.

#511679 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 #3E7916; it also sits naturally between #201679 and #79166F. 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 9% · Blue 47%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #511679

.text { color: #511679; }
.background { background-color: #511679; }
.border { border: 3px solid #511679; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 22, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 69%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #511679; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 22, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #511679; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 22, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#511679">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#511679">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E7916:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #511679: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #511679

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 #511679 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 #511679 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

← #511678  ·  #51167A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #511679?

#511679 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 81, 22, 121). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #511679?

#511679 is RGB 81, 22, 121 — HSL 276°, 69%, 28% — CMYK 33%, 82%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #511679?

Its complement is #3E7916; analogous partners are #201679 and #79166F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #511679 for text?

White text on #511679 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.74:1.