Close to Plum Purple
#511F40
#511F40 is a very dark, muted pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 12.2% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #511F40.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.96:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.62:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.96:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.62:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #511F40 as they’d see it.
#511F40 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #511F40
What color is #511F40?
#511F40 is a very dark, muted pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 12.2% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #511F40 in RGB?
#511F40 is rgb(81, 31, 64): 81 red, 31 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #511F40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 62, 21, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #511F40?
PANTONE 229 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #511F40?
Its complement #023A1B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.