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#501d45 color: Violet Carmine

#501d45 is rgb(80, 29, 69) in RGB and oklch(32.34% 0.09383 336.753) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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313°
100%

32.3%
0.094
337°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501d45

#501d45 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 337°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.1:1 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: #501d45 mixed with white

  1. 501d45
  2. 613256
  3. 724767
  4. 835c79
  5. 95728b
  6. a6889d
  7. b89fb0
  8. c9b6c3
  9. dbced7
  10. ede6eb

Darker: #501d45 mixed with black

  1. 501d45
  2. 44183b
  3. 391331
  4. 2e0e27
  5. 24091e
  6. 1a0515
  7. 10030c
  8. 070105
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501d45 with less saturation

  1. 501d45
  2. 4e2043
  3. 4b2342
  4. 482640
  5. 46283e
  6. 432a3d
  7. 402c3b
  8. 3d2e39
  9. 3a3037
  10. 373235

Questions about #501d45

What color is #501d45?

#501d45 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 29, 69), in HSL hsl(312.94, 46.79%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.34% 0.09383 336.753).

What colors go well with #501d45?

The complementary color of #501d45 is #00411f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #402459 and #591a2c. The triadic partners are #403300 and #003c4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #501d45?

White text reads better on #501d45: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501d45 a warm or cool color?

#501d45 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 337 degrees, its lightness 32.3% and its chroma 0.094.