Palettes / Colors / #51185F

#51185F — Deep Purple

#51185F 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 #51185F 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.

#51185F 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 #265E17; it also sits naturally between #2D175E and #5E1749. 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 37%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 63%

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

Previews

CSS code for #51185F

.text { color: #51185F; }
.background { background-color: #51185F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #51185F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 24, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 60%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #51185F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 24, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #51185F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 24, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#51185F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#51185F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #265E17:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #51185F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #51185F

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 #51185F 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 #51185F 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

← #51185E  ·  #511860 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #51185F?

#51185F is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 81, 24, 95). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #51185F?

#51185F is RGB 81, 24, 95 — HSL 288°, 60%, 23% — CMYK 15%, 75%, 0%, 63%.

What colors go with #51185F?

Its complement is #265E17; analogous partners are #2D175E and #5E1749. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #51185F for text?

White text on #51185F has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.65:1.