Close to Plum Purple
#511557
#511557 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 8.2% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 61% saturation and 21% 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 #511557.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.59:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.17:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.59:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #511557 as they’d see it.
#511557 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 #511557
What color is #511557?
#511557 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 8.2% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 61% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #511557 in RGB?
#511557 is rgb(81, 21, 87): 81 red, 21 green, and 87 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #511557 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 76, 0, 66). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #511557?
PANTONE 2607 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #511557?
Its complement #003A00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.