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#501042 color: Violet Carmine

#501042 is rgb(80, 16, 66) in RGB and oklch(30.597% 0.11145 338.279) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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313°
100%

30.6%
0.111
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Wine
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501042

#501042 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 30.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.06:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Carmine (#531745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #501042 mixed with white

  1. 501042
  2. 622953
  3. 733f65
  4. 855577
  5. 966c89
  6. a7839c
  7. b99baf
  8. cab3c3
  9. dcccd6
  10. ede5eb

Darker: #501042 mixed with black

  1. 501042
  2. 440c38
  3. 39092f
  4. 2e0625
  5. 24041c
  6. 1a0214
  7. 10010b
  8. 070005
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501042 with less saturation

  1. 501042
  2. 4d1540
  3. 4a1a3e
  4. 471d3d
  5. 44213b
  6. 412439
  7. 3e2637
  8. 3b2935
  9. 372b33
  10. 332d31

Questions about #501042

What color is #501042?

#501042 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 16, 66), in HSL hsl(313.13, 66.67%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.597% 0.11145 338.279).

What colors go well with #501042?

The complementary color of #501042 is #003d1b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f1a59 and #590924. The triadic partners are #3a2f00 and #003748.

Is white or black text more readable on #501042?

White text reads better on #501042: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501042 a warm or cool color?

#501042 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 30.6% and its chroma 0.111.