Information about #511F91 color

#511F91 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#511F91 falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 31, 145) — 31.8% red, 12.2% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 45 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#511F91 is a vivid, lively violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kosmic Purple (#4B1D8F). Slightly further away sit American Violet (#551B8C) and KSU Purple (#512888).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 31, 145) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. #511F91 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#511F91 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#511F91 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #511F91

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#511F91
  • RGB81, 31, 145
  • CMYK25, 45, 0, 43
  • CSSrgb(81, 31, 145)
  • HSL266°, 65%, 35%
  • HSL Precise266.316°, 64.773%, 34.51%
  • HSV266°, 79%, 57%
  • HSB266°, 79%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.122, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.122, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.122, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID511F91
  • DECIMAL ID5316497
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01