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#514b89 color: Victoria

#514b89 is rgb(81, 75, 137) in RGB and oklch(44.856% 0.09942 286.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

44.9%
0.099
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #514b89

#514b89 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.9% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.73:1 contrast and black text 2.72:1, 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: #514b89 mixed with white

  1. 514b89
  2. 605c95
  3. 706da1
  4. 807ead
  5. 9190b9
  6. a3a2c4
  7. b4b4d0
  8. c7c6dc
  9. d9d9e8
  10. ececf3

Darker: #514b89 mixed with black

  1. 514b89
  2. 454076
  3. 3a3564
  4. 2f2b53
  5. 242142
  6. 1a1731
  7. 100e22
  8. 070614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #514b89 with less saturation

  1. 514b89
  2. 514c84
  3. 514e7f
  4. 524f7a
  5. 525075
  6. 525170
  7. 53526a
  8. 535365
  9. 545360
  10. 54545a

Questions about #514b89

What color is #514b89?

#514b89 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Victoria. In RGB it is rgb(81, 75, 137), in HSL hsl(245.81, 29.25%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.856% 0.09942 286.08).

What colors go well with #514b89?

The complementary color of #514b89 is #5d5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d558b and #6a427a. The triadic partners are #814120 and #006648.

Is white or black text more readable on #514b89?

White text reads better on #514b89: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and black gives 2.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514b89 a warm or cool color?

#514b89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 44.9% and its chroma 0.099.