What color is #513C5E?

#513C5E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513C5E?

The RGB value is 81, 60, 94: 81 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513C5E?

The complementary color is #495E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513C5E color

#513C5E rgb(81, 60, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #513C5E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.5% green and 36.9% blue (81, 60, 94).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#513C5E color codes

HEX	`#513C5E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 60, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 36%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.87, 16.45, -16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.87, 23.45, 314.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.029, 5.789, 11.335)`
Decimal	`5323870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513C5E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #513C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #513C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513c5e; }
.text { color: #513c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 60 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513c5e, #5e3c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #513C5E?: #513C5E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513C5E?: The RGB value is 81, 60, 94: 81 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513C5E?: The complementary color is #495E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.