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#513987 color: Blue Gem

#513987 is rgb(81, 57, 135) in RGB and oklch(41.287% 0.12528 294.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

41.3%
0.125
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #513987

#513987 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.19:1 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: #513987 mixed with white

  1. 513987
  2. 604c93
  3. 705fa0
  4. 8072ac
  5. 9186b8
  6. a299c4
  7. b4add0
  8. c6c1dc
  9. d9d5e8
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #513987 mixed with black

  1. 513987
  2. 453075
  3. 3a2863
  4. 2f1f51
  5. 241741
  6. 1a1031
  7. 100921
  8. 070413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #513987 with less saturation

  1. 513987
  2. 503c81
  3. 4f3e7b
  4. 4f4076
  5. 4e4270
  6. 4d446a
  7. 4d4664
  8. 4c475e
  9. 4c4958
  10. 4b4a51

Questions about #513987

What color is #513987?

#513987 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(81, 57, 135), in HSL hsl(258.46, 40.63%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.287% 0.12528 294.458).

What colors go well with #513987?

The complementary color of #513987 is #4b5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28468e and #6b2e70. The triadic partners are #7c3200 and #005c47.

Is white or black text more readable on #513987?

White text reads better on #513987: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #513987 a warm or cool color?

#513987 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 41.3% and its chroma 0.125.