#511FBB closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears
#511FBB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 12.2% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(81, 31, 187)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 72% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 57% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #511FBB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.28:1.
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Variations of #511FBB
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#511FBB color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#511FBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #511FBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0043B8
- Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004BBF
- Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0042BD
- Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0043B8
- Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003BB9
- Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1F5070
- Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #46399E
- Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #474747
- Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A4073
#511FBB contrast checker
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Colors similar to #511FBB
Palettes with #511FBB
- 511BB89ED1628D83E4461433497A00Sea Serpent’s Tears to Master Chief
- 5222006771CC00ECA5502DB500C488Evil Cigar to Magical Malachite
- EAE635CFB4007560FF4B2CB41D1B80Pika Yellow to Nightly Expedition
- 211C3E759600F5F2A2630CB7B695FFNightwalker to Dreamy Candy Forest
- CCD7FF9495E95960C93D2FAC15194BIcy Plains to Fly-by-Night
- 92F69EE2A2003CA8006260C14F299F4D3500Toxic Frog to Moelleux au Chocolat
#511FBB in CSS
/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #511FBB; }
.background { background-color: #511FBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #511FBB; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(81 31 187);
color: hsl(259 72% 43%);
color: oklch(0.425 0.218 287.4);#511FBB FAQ
What color is #511FBB?
#511FBB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #511FBB?
#511FBB is rgb(81, 31, 187) in RGB, hsl(259, 72%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(57%, 83%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #511FBB?
The complementary color of #511FBB is #89BB1F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #511FBB?
White text has the best contrast on #511FBB: 9.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #511FBB a warm or cool color?
#511FBB is a cool color.