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#513889 color: Blue Gem

#513889 is rgb(81, 56, 137) in RGB and oklch(41.258% 0.12957 294.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

41.3%
0.130
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #513889

#513889 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.22:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Gem (#4b3c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #513889 mixed with white

  1. 513889
  2. 604c95
  3. 705fa2
  4. 8072ae
  5. 9185ba
  6. a299c5
  7. b4add1
  8. c6c1dd
  9. d9d5e8
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #513889 mixed with black

  1. 513889
  2. 452f76
  3. 3a2764
  4. 2f1f53
  5. 241742
  6. 1a0f31
  7. 100822
  8. 070414
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #513889 with less saturation

  1. 513889
  2. 503b83
  3. 4f3e7d
  4. 4e4077
  5. 4e4271
  6. 4d446b
  7. 4d4665
  8. 4c475e
  9. 4c4958
  10. 4b4a52

Questions about #513889

What color is #513889?

#513889 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(81, 56, 137), in HSL hsl(258.52, 41.97%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.258% 0.12957 294.234).

What colors go well with #513889?

The complementary color of #513889 is #4b5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #264590 and #6c2c72. The triadic partners are #7c3100 and #005c47.

Is white or black text more readable on #513889?

White text reads better on #513889: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #513889 a warm or cool color?

#513889 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 41.3% and its chroma 0.13.