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#512162 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#512162 is rgb(81, 33, 98) in RGB and oklch(34.831% 0.11731 316.184) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

34.8%
0.117
316°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #512162

#512162 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.04:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #512162 mixed with white

  1. 512162
  2. 613771
  3. 724c81
  4. 836190
  5. 9476a0
  6. a58caf
  7. b7a2bf
  8. c8b9cf
  9. dad0df
  10. ede7ef

Darker: #512162 mixed with black

  1. 512162
  2. 451b54
  3. 3a1647
  4. 2f103a
  5. 240b2d
  6. 1a0621
  7. 100316
  8. 07010b
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #512162 with less saturation

  1. 512162
  2. 4f255e
  3. 4d285a
  4. 4b2b56
  5. 482e53
  6. 46304f
  7. 44324b
  8. 413547
  9. 3f3642
  10. 3d383e

Questions about #512162

What color is #512162?

#512162 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 33, 98), in HSL hsl(284.31, 49.62%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.831% 0.11731 316.184).

What colors go well with #512162?

The complementary color of #512162 is #184600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #382c73 and #621846. The triadic partners are #553100 and #004647.

Is white or black text more readable on #512162?

White text reads better on #512162: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #512162 a warm or cool color?

#512162 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.117.