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#515e98 color: Royal Marquis

#515e98 is rgb(81, 94, 152) in RGB and oklch(49.763% 0.09406 272.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

49.8%
0.094
273°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #515e98

#515e98 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.17:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Marquis (#545e97). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #515e98 mixed with white

  1. 515e98
  2. 616da3
  3. 717dad
  4. 818cb7
  5. 929cc2
  6. a3accc
  7. b5bcd6
  8. c7cde1
  9. d9ddeb
  10. eceef5

Darker: #515e98 mixed with black

  1. 515e98
  2. 455184
  3. 3a4470
  4. 2f375c
  5. 242b4a
  6. 1a1f38
  7. 101427
  8. 070a17
  9. 020308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #515e98 with less saturation

  1. 515e98
  2. 535f93
  3. 545f8e
  4. 566088
  5. 586183
  6. 59617e
  7. 5b6179
  8. 5d6273
  9. 5f626e
  10. 616268

Questions about #515e98

What color is #515e98?

#515e98 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Royal Marquis. In RGB it is rgb(81, 94, 152), in HSL hsl(229.01, 30.47%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.763% 0.09406 272.974).

What colors go well with #515e98?

The complementary color of #515e98 is #756114. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a6894 and #6d548f. The triadic partners are #904d3f and #327248.

Is white or black text more readable on #515e98?

White text reads better on #515e98: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515e98 a warm or cool color?

#515e98 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.094.