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#513288 color: Sick Blue

#513288 is rgb(81, 50, 136) in RGB and oklch(40.184% 0.13733 296.274) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

40.2%
0.137
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #513288

#513288 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.71:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sick Blue (#502d86). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #513288 mixed with white

  1. 513288
  2. 604795
  3. 705aa1
  4. 806ead
  5. 9182b9
  6. a296c5
  7. b4abd1
  8. c6bfdd
  9. d9d4e8
  10. ece9f4

Darker: #513288 mixed with black

  1. 513288
  2. 452a75
  3. 3a2263
  4. 2f1b52
  5. 241441
  6. 1a0d31
  7. 100722
  8. 070313
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #513288 with less saturation

  1. 513288
  2. 503682
  3. 4f397c
  4. 4e3b75
  5. 4d3e6f
  6. 4c4069
  7. 4b4263
  8. 4a445c
  9. 494556
  10. 49474f

Questions about #513288

What color is #513288?

#513288 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sick Blue. In RGB it is rgb(81, 50, 136), in HSL hsl(261.63, 46.24%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.184% 0.13733 296.274).

What colors go well with #513288?

The complementary color of #513288 is #464e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #254091 and #6c256e. The triadic partners are #763100 and #005846.

Is white or black text more readable on #513288?

White text reads better on #513288: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #513288 a warm or cool color?

#513288 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.137.