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#512462 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#512462 is rgb(81, 36, 98) in RGB and oklch(35.263% 0.11238 315.711) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

35.3%
0.112
316°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #512462

#512462 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.81:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, 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: #512462 mixed with white

  1. 512462
  2. 613971
  3. 724e81
  4. 836290
  5. 94779f
  6. a58daf
  7. b6a3bf
  8. c8b9cf
  9. dad0df
  10. ede7ef

Darker: #512462 mixed with black

  1. 512462
  2. 451e54
  3. 3a1847
  4. 2f123a
  5. 240c2d
  6. 1a0721
  7. 100416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #512462 with less saturation

  1. 512462
  2. 4f275e
  3. 4d2a5b
  4. 4b2d57
  5. 493053
  6. 47324f
  7. 44344b
  8. 423647
  9. 403843
  10. 3d393f

Questions about #512462

What color is #512462?

#512462 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 36, 98), in HSL hsl(283.55, 46.27%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.263% 0.11238 315.711).

What colors go well with #512462?

The complementary color of #512462 is #1c4700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #382e72 and #611c48. The triadic partners are #563200 and #004748.

Is white or black text more readable on #512462?

White text reads better on #512462: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #512462 a warm or cool color?

#512462 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.112.