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#501b48 color: Violet Carmine

#501b48 is rgb(80, 27, 72) in RGB and oklch(32.223% 0.09998 333.98) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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309°
100%

32.2%
0.100
334°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501b48

#501b48 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 334°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, 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: #501b48 mixed with white

  1. 501b48
  2. 613159
  3. 72466a
  4. 835b7b
  5. 95718d
  6. a6879f
  7. b89eb2
  8. c9b6c5
  9. dbced8
  10. ede6eb

Darker: #501b48 mixed with black

  1. 501b48
  2. 44163d
  3. 391133
  4. 2e0c29
  5. 24081f
  6. 1a0516
  7. 10020d
  8. 070106
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501b48 with less saturation

  1. 501b48
  2. 4e1f46
  3. 4b2244
  4. 482442
  5. 462740
  6. 43293e
  7. 402c3c
  8. 3d2e3a
  9. 3a3038
  10. 373235

Questions about #501b48

What color is #501b48?

#501b48 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 27, 72), in HSL hsl(309.06, 49.53%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.223% 0.09998 333.98).

What colors go well with #501b48?

The complementary color of #501b48 is #004119. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f235c and #5a162d. The triadic partners are #423100 and #003c4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #501b48?

White text reads better on #501b48: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501b48 a warm or cool color?

#501b48 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 334 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.1.