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#513883 color: Prism Violet

#513883 is rgb(81, 56, 131) in RGB and oklch(40.826% 0.12137 295.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

40.8%
0.121
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #513883

#513883 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.36:1 contrast and black text 2.24:1, 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: #513883 mixed with white

  1. 513883
  2. 604b90
  3. 705e9c
  4. 8071a9
  5. 9185b5
  6. a398c2
  7. b4acce
  8. c6c1da
  9. d9d5e7
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #513883 mixed with black

  1. 513883
  2. 452f71
  3. 3a2760
  4. 2f1f4f
  5. 24173f
  6. 1a0f2f
  7. 100820
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #513883 with less saturation

  1. 513883
  2. 503b7d
  3. 4f3d78
  4. 4e3f72
  5. 4d416d
  6. 4d4367
  7. 4c4562
  8. 4b465c
  9. 4b4756
  10. 4a4950

Questions about #513883

What color is #513883?

#513883 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(81, 56, 131), in HSL hsl(260, 40.11%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.826% 0.12137 295.952).

What colors go well with #513883?

The complementary color of #513883 is #485000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a448b and #6a2e6c. The triadic partners are #793300 and #005a48.

Is white or black text more readable on #513883?

White text reads better on #513883: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and black gives 2.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #513883 a warm or cool color?

#513883 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.121.