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#513a8a color: Blue Gem

#513a8a is rgb(81, 58, 138) in RGB and oklch(41.679% 0.12784 293.317) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

41.7%
0.128
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.32:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #513a8a

#513a8a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.7% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.04:1 contrast and black text 2.32:1, 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: #513a8a mixed with white

  1. 513a8a
  2. 604d96
  3. 7060a2
  4. 8073ae
  5. 9187ba
  6. a29ac6
  7. b4aed1
  8. c6c2dd
  9. d9d6e8
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #513a8a mixed with black

  1. 513a8a
  2. 453177
  3. 3a2865
  4. 2f2053
  5. 241842
  6. 1a1032
  7. 100922
  8. 070414
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #513a8a with less saturation

  1. 513a8a
  2. 503d84
  3. 4f3f7e
  4. 4f4278
  5. 4e4472
  6. 4e456c
  7. 4d4766
  8. 4d4860
  9. 4c4a59
  10. 4c4b53

Questions about #513a8a

What color is #513a8a?

#513a8a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(81, 58, 138), in HSL hsl(257.25, 40.82%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.679% 0.12784 293.317).

What colors go well with #513a8a?

The complementary color of #513a8a is #4d5200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #254791 and #6c2f73. The triadic partners are #7f3200 and #005d47.

Is white or black text more readable on #513a8a?

White text reads better on #513a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and black gives 2.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #513a8a a warm or cool color?

#513a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 41.7% and its chroma 0.128.