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#514b8a color: Victoria

#514b8a is rgb(81, 75, 138) in RGB and oklch(44.918% 0.10093 285.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

44.9%
0.101
286°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #514b8a

#514b8a is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 44.9% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.71:1 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 indigo colors

Lighter: #514b8a mixed with white

  1. 514b8a
  2. 605c96
  3. 706da2
  4. 807fae
  5. 9190b9
  6. a3a2c5
  7. b4b4d1
  8. c7c6dc
  9. d9d9e8
  10. ececf3

Darker: #514b8a mixed with black

  1. 514b8a
  2. 454077
  3. 3a3565
  4. 2f2b53
  5. 242142
  6. 1a1732
  7. 100e22
  8. 070614
  9. 020207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #514b8a with less saturation

  1. 514b8a
  2. 514c85
  3. 514e80
  4. 524f7b
  5. 525075
  6. 525170
  7. 53526b
  8. 535366
  9. 545460
  10. 54545b

Questions about #514b8a

What color is #514b8a?

#514b8a is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Victoria. In RGB it is rgb(81, 75, 138), in HSL hsl(245.71, 29.58%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.918% 0.10093 285.93).

What colors go well with #514b8a?

The complementary color of #514b8a is #5d5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c568c and #6b427a. The triadic partners are #81401f and #006648.

Is white or black text more readable on #514b8a?

White text reads better on #514b8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and black gives 2.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514b8a a warm or cool color?

#514b8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 44.9% and its chroma 0.101.