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#511c46 color: Violet Carmine

#511c46 is rgb(81, 28, 70) in RGB and oklch(32.415% 0.09727 336.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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312°
100%

32.4%
0.097
337°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #511c46

#511c46 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 337°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.09:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, 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: #511c46 mixed with white

  1. 511c46
  2. 623157
  3. 734668
  4. 845c7a
  5. 96728c
  6. a7889e
  7. b89fb1
  8. cab6c4
  9. dbced7
  10. ede6eb

Darker: #511c46 mixed with black

  1. 511c46
  2. 45173c
  3. 3a1232
  4. 2f0d28
  5. 24081e
  6. 1a0515
  7. 10020d
  8. 070105
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #511c46 with less saturation

  1. 511c46
  2. 4e1f44
  3. 4c2243
  4. 492541
  5. 47283f
  6. 442a3d
  7. 412c3b
  8. 3e2e39
  9. 3b3038
  10. 373236

Questions about #511c46

What color is #511c46?

#511c46 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(81, 28, 70), in HSL hsl(312.45, 48.62%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.415% 0.09727 336.515).

What colors go well with #511c46?

The complementary color of #511c46 is #00421e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #41235a and #5a182c. The triadic partners are #413300 and #003d4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #511c46?

White text reads better on #511c46: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #511c46 a warm or cool color?

#511c46 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 337 degrees, its lightness 32.4% and its chroma 0.097.