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#501c44 color: Violet Carmine

#501c44 is rgb(80, 28, 68) in RGB and oklch(32.145% 0.09472 337.566) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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314°
100%

32.1%
0.095
338°
  • 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 #501c44

#501c44 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.1% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 338°.

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: #501c44 mixed with white

  1. 501c44
  2. 613155
  3. 724666
  4. 845b78
  5. 95718a
  6. a6889d
  7. b89fb0
  8. c9b6c3
  9. dbced7
  10. ede6eb

Darker: #501c44 mixed with black

  1. 501c44
  2. 44173a
  3. 391230
  4. 2e0d26
  5. 24081d
  6. 1a0514
  7. 10020c
  8. 070105
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501c44 with less saturation

  1. 501c44
  2. 4e1f42
  3. 4b2241
  4. 48253f
  5. 46273d
  6. 432a3c
  7. 402c3a
  8. 3d2e38
  9. 3a3037
  10. 373135

Questions about #501c44

What color is #501c44?

#501c44 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 28, 68), in HSL hsl(313.85, 48.15%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.145% 0.09472 337.566).

What colors go well with #501c44?

The complementary color of #501c44 is #00411f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #402358 and #59192a. The triadic partners are #3f3200 and #003c4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #501c44?

White text reads better on #501c44: 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 #501c44 a warm or cool color?

#501c44 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 32.1% and its chroma 0.095.