What color is #513C61?

#513C61 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 #513C61?

The RGB value is 81, 60, 97: 81 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513C61?

The complementary color is #4C613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513C61 color

#513C61 rgb(81, 60, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #513C61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.5% green and 38% blue (81, 60, 97).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#513C61 color codes

HEX	`#513C61`
RGB	`rgb(81, 60, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 38%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, 17.2, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 25.21, 313.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.166, 5.844, 12.057)`
Decimal	`5323873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513C61, 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 #513C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #513C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513c61; }
.text { color: #513c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 60 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513c61, #613c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #513C61?: #513C61 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 #513C61?: The RGB value is 81, 60, 97: 81 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513C61?: The complementary color is #4C613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.