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#514a8a color: Victoria

#514a8a is rgb(81, 74, 138) in RGB and oklch(44.715% 0.10252 286.481) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

44.7%
0.103
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #514a8a

#514a8a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.79:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Victoria (#564985). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #514a8a mixed with white

  1. 514a8a
  2. 605b96
  3. 706ca2
  4. 807eae
  5. 9190b9
  6. a3a1c5
  7. b4b4d1
  8. c6c6dc
  9. d9d9e8
  10. ececf3

Darker: #514a8a mixed with black

  1. 514a8a
  2. 453f77
  3. 3a3565
  4. 2f2a53
  5. 242042
  6. 1a1732
  7. 100e22
  8. 070614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #514a8a with less saturation

  1. 514a8a
  2. 514c85
  3. 514d80
  4. 514e7a
  5. 524f75
  6. 525070
  7. 52516b
  8. 535265
  9. 535360
  10. 54545a

Questions about #514a8a

What color is #514a8a?

#514a8a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Victoria. In RGB it is rgb(81, 74, 138), in HSL hsl(246.56, 30.19%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.715% 0.10252 286.481).

What colors go well with #514a8a?

The complementary color of #514a8a is #5c5700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c558c and #6b417a. The triadic partners are #813f1c and #006648.

Is white or black text more readable on #514a8a?

White text reads better on #514a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514a8a a warm or cool color?

#514a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.103.