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#511164 Color

#511164 is rgb(81, 17, 100) in RGB, hsl(286, 71%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 83%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#511164
HEX#511164
RGBrgb(81, 17, 100)
HSLhsl(286, 71%, 23%)
HSVhsv(286, 83%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 83%, 0%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(33.2% 0.141 316.9)
LABlab(20.06% 38.49 -34.32)
LCHlch(20.06% 51.57 318.28)

What #511164 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #511164, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#511164 Channel Values

How #511164 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 17 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 71% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 83% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.01:1 vs white · 1.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #511164 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #511164

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #511164; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #511164

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #511164 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#511164
Protanopia#252564
Protanomaly#3B1F64
Deuteranopia#313163
Deuteranomaly#402864
Tritanopia#492828
Tritanomaly#4C2047
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #511164 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-511164: #511164;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #511164;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-511164': '#511164' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.067, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_511164">#511164</color>
SVG fillfill="#511164"

More Purple Colors

#511164 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#511164 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #511164?

#511164 is a dark purple — rgb(81, 17, 100) in RGB and hsl(286, 71%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #511164?

#511164 is rgb(81, 17, 100) — red 81, green 17, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #511164?

#511164 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 83%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #511164 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #511164 scores 13.01:1 against white and 1.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #511164 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #511164 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 18.18, which is visibly different.

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