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#512563 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#512563 is rgb(81, 37, 99) in RGB and oklch(35.479% 0.11185 314.964) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

35.5%
0.112
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #512563

#512563 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.5% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.7:1 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: #512563 mixed with white

  1. 512563
  2. 613a72
  3. 724e81
  4. 826391
  5. 9378a0
  6. a58db0
  7. b6a3bf
  8. c8bacf
  9. dad0df
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #512563 mixed with black

  1. 512563
  2. 451f55
  3. 3a1947
  4. 2f133a
  5. 240d2e
  6. 1a0821
  7. 100416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #512563 with less saturation

  1. 512563
  2. 4f285f
  3. 4d2b5b
  4. 4b2e58
  5. 493054
  6. 473350
  7. 45354c
  8. 423748
  9. 403844
  10. 3e3a40

Questions about #512563

What color is #512563?

#512563 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 37, 99), in HSL hsl(282.58, 45.59%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.479% 0.11185 314.964).

What colors go well with #512563?

The complementary color of #512563 is #1e4700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #382f73 and #621d49. The triadic partners are #583200 and #004849.

Is white or black text more readable on #512563?

White text reads better on #512563: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #512563 a warm or cool color?

#512563 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 35.5% and its chroma 0.112.