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#501d43 color: Violet Carmine

#501d43 is rgb(80, 29, 67) in RGB and oklch(32.236% 0.0921 338.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

32.2%
0.092
339°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501d43

#501d43 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 339°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.14:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, 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: #501d43 mixed with white

  1. 501d43
  2. 613254
  3. 724765
  4. 845c77
  5. 957289
  6. a6889c
  7. b89faf
  8. c9b6c3
  9. dbced6
  10. ede6eb

Darker: #501d43 mixed with black

  1. 501d43
  2. 441839
  3. 39132f
  4. 2e0e26
  5. 24091d
  6. 1a0514
  7. 10030c
  8. 070105
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501d43 with less saturation

  1. 501d43
  2. 4e2041
  3. 4b2340
  4. 48253e
  5. 46283d
  6. 432a3b
  7. 402c3a
  8. 3d2e38
  9. 3a3037
  10. 373235

Questions about #501d43

What color is #501d43?

#501d43 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 29, 67), in HSL hsl(315.29, 46.79%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.236% 0.0921 338.615).

What colors go well with #501d43?

The complementary color of #501d43 is #004121. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #412457 and #581a2a. The triadic partners are #3f3300 and #003c4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #501d43?

White text reads better on #501d43: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501d43 a warm or cool color?

#501d43 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 339 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.092.