Palettes / Colors / #511779

#511779 — Purple

#511779 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 #511779 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.

#511779 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 #3E7817; it also sits naturally between #211778 and #78176E. 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 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #511779

.text { color: #511779; }
.background { background-color: #511779; }
.border { border: 3px solid #511779; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 23, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 68%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #511779; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 23, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #511779; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 23, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#511779">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#511779">Div content here</div>

Shades of #511779

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E7817:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #511779: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #511779

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 #511779 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 #511779 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

← #511778  ·  #51177A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #511779?

#511779 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 81, 23, 121). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #511779?

#511779 is RGB 81, 23, 121 — HSL 276°, 68%, 28% — CMYK 33%, 81%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #511779?

Its complement is #3E7817; analogous partners are #211778 and #78176E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #511779 for text?

White text on #511779 has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.75:1.