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#513686 color: Prism Violet

#513686 is rgb(81, 54, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.695% 0.1286 295.708) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

40.7%
0.129
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #513686

#513686 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prism Violet (#53357d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #513686 mixed with white

  1. 513686
  2. 604a93
  3. 705d9f
  4. 8070ab
  5. 9184b8
  6. a298c4
  7. b4acd0
  8. c6c0dc
  9. d9d5e8
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #513686 mixed with black

  1. 513686
  2. 452e74
  3. 3a2562
  4. 2f1e51
  5. 241640
  6. 1a0f30
  7. 100821
  8. 070313
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #513686 with less saturation

  1. 513686
  2. 503980
  3. 4f3c7a
  4. 4e3e74
  5. 4d406f
  6. 4c4269
  7. 4c4463
  8. 4b455c
  9. 4a4756
  10. 4a4850

Questions about #513686

What color is #513686?

#513686 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(81, 54, 134), in HSL hsl(260.25, 42.55%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.695% 0.1286 295.708).

What colors go well with #513686?

The complementary color of #513686 is #485000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28438e and #6b2b6e. The triadic partners are #793200 and #005a47.

Is white or black text more readable on #513686?

White text reads better on #513686: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #513686 a warm or cool color?

#513686 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.129.