What color is #513E54?

#513E54 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513E54?

The RGB value is 81, 62, 84: 81 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513E54?

The complementary color is #41543E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513E54 color

#513E54 rgb(81, 62, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #513E54 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 24.3% green and 32.9% blue (81, 62, 84).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#513E54 color codes

HEX	`#513E54`
RGB	`rgb(81, 62, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 24.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.99, 12.78, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.99, 16.26, 321.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.716, 5.835, 9.158)`
Decimal	`5324372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513E54, 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 #513E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #513E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513e54; }
.text { color: #513e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 62 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513e54, #543e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #513E54?: #513E54 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513E54?: The RGB value is 81, 62, 84: 81 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513E54?: The complementary color is #41543E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.