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#501d55 color: Purple Velour

#501d55 is rgb(80, 29, 85) in RGB and oklch(33.271% 0.1093 324.03) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

33.3%
0.109
324°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501d55

#501d55 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.74:1 contrast and black text 1.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #501d55 mixed with white

  1. 501d55
  2. 613365
  3. 724875
  4. 835d86
  5. 947396
  6. a589a7
  7. b7a0b9
  8. c9b7ca
  9. dbcfdb
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #501d55 mixed with black

  1. 501d55
  2. 441849
  3. 39133d
  4. 2e0e31
  5. 240926
  6. 1a051c
  7. 100311
  8. 070108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501d55 with less saturation

  1. 501d55
  2. 4e2152
  3. 4b244f
  4. 49274c
  5. 462a49
  6. 442c46
  7. 412e43
  8. 3f3040
  9. 3c323d
  10. 393439

Questions about #501d55

What color is #501d55?

#501d55 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 29, 85), in HSL hsl(294.64, 49.12%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.271% 0.1093 324.03).

What colors go well with #501d55?

The complementary color of #501d55 is #004306. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b2668 and #5d163a. The triadic partners are #4b3100 and #004148.

Is white or black text more readable on #501d55?

White text reads better on #501d55: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501d55 a warm or cool color?

#501d55 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 33.3% and its chroma 0.109.