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#511143 color: Violet Carmine

#511143 is rgb(81, 17, 67) in RGB and oklch(30.933% 0.11163 338.203) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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313°
100%

30.9%
0.112
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Wine
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.51:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #511143

#511143 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 30.9% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast and black text 1.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Carmine (#531745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #511143 mixed with white

  1. 511143
  2. 632954
  3. 744066
  4. 855677
  5. 976d8a
  6. a8849c
  7. b99baf
  8. cbb4c3
  9. dcccd7
  10. ede5eb

Darker: #511143 mixed with black

  1. 511143
  2. 450d39
  3. 3a092f
  4. 2f0626
  5. 24041d
  6. 1a0214
  7. 10010c
  8. 070005
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #511143 with less saturation

  1. 511143
  2. 4e1641
  3. 4b1b3f
  4. 481e3e
  5. 45223c
  6. 42243a
  7. 3f2738
  8. 3c2a36
  9. 382c34
  10. 342e32

Questions about #511143

What color is #511143?

#511143 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(81, 17, 67), in HSL hsl(313.13, 65.31%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.933% 0.11163 338.203).

What colors go well with #511143?

The complementary color of #511143 is #003e1b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #401a5a and #5b0b25. The triadic partners are #3b2f00 and #00384a.

Is white or black text more readable on #511143?

White text reads better on #511143: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and black gives 1.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #511143 a warm or cool color?

#511143 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 30.9% and its chroma 0.112.