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#512464 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#512464 is rgb(81, 36, 100) in RGB and oklch(35.398% 0.11469 314.575) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

35.4%
0.115
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #512464

#512464 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.76:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, 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: #512464 mixed with white

  1. 512464
  2. 613973
  3. 724e82
  4. 826392
  5. 9378a1
  6. a58db0
  7. b6a3c0
  8. c8b9cf
  9. dad0df
  10. ece7ef

Darker: #512464 mixed with black

  1. 512464
  2. 451e56
  3. 3a1848
  4. 2f123b
  5. 240c2e
  6. 1a0722
  7. 100416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #512464 with less saturation

  1. 512464
  2. 4f2760
  3. 4d2b5c
  4. 4b2d58
  5. 493054
  6. 473250
  7. 45344c
  8. 423648
  9. 403844
  10. 3e3a40

Questions about #512464

What color is #512464?

#512464 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 36, 100), in HSL hsl(282.19, 47.06%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.398% 0.11469 314.575).

What colors go well with #512464?

The complementary color of #512464 is #1e4700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #372f74 and #621b49. The triadic partners are #573200 and #004848.

Is white or black text more readable on #512464?

White text reads better on #512464: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #512464 a warm or cool color?

#512464 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.115.