Palettes / Colors / #511E75

#511E75 — Purple

#511E75 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 #511E75 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.

#511E75 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #43761E; it also sits naturally between #261E76 and #761E6E. 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 12% · Blue 46%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #511E75

.text { color: #511E75; }
.background { background-color: #511E75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #511E75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 30, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 59%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #511E75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 30, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #511E75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 30, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#511E75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#511E75">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43761E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #511E75: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #511E75

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 #511E75 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 #511E75 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

← #511E74  ·  #511E76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #511E75?

#511E75 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 81, 30, 117). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #511E75?

#511E75 is RGB 81, 30, 117 — HSL 275°, 59%, 29% — CMYK 31%, 74%, 0%, 54%.

What colors go with #511E75?

Its complement is #43761E; analogous partners are #261E76 and #761E6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #511E75 for text?

White text on #511E75 has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.79:1.