Palettes / Colors / #511FAB

#511FAB — Purple

#511FAB is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #511FAB 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.

#511FAB 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 #7BAC20; it also sits naturally between #2035AC and #9720AC. 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 67%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #511FAB

.text { color: #511FAB; }
.background { background-color: #511FAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #511FAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 31, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 69%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #511FAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 31, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #511FAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 31, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BAC20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #511FAB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #511FAB

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 #511FAB 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 #511FAB 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 #511FAB?

#511FAB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 81, 31, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #511FAB?

#511FAB is RGB 81, 31, 171 — HSL 261°, 69%, 40% — CMYK 53%, 82%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #511FAB?

Its complement is #7BAC20; analogous partners are #2035AC and #9720AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #511FAB for text?

White text on #511FAB has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.13:1.