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#501d57 color: Purple Velour

#501d57 is rgb(80, 29, 87) in RGB and oklch(33.4% 0.11137 322.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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293°
100%

33.4%
0.111
323°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501d57

#501d57 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 323°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.69:1 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: #501d57 mixed with white

  1. 501d57
  2. 613367
  3. 724877
  4. 835d87
  5. 947398
  6. a589a9
  7. b7a0ba
  8. c9b7cb
  9. dbcfdc
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #501d57 mixed with black

  1. 501d57
  2. 44184b
  3. 39133e
  4. 2e0e33
  5. 240927
  6. 1a051c
  7. 100312
  8. 070108
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501d57 with less saturation

  1. 501d57
  2. 4e2154
  3. 4b2451
  4. 49274e
  5. 472a4a
  6. 442c47
  7. 412f44
  8. 3f3141
  9. 3c333d
  10. 39353a

Questions about #501d57

What color is #501d57?

#501d57 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 29, 87), in HSL hsl(292.76, 50%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.4% 0.11137 322.679).

What colors go well with #501d57?

The complementary color of #501d57 is #024402. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a2769 and #5e153c. The triadic partners are #4c3000 and #004147.

Is white or black text more readable on #501d57?

White text reads better on #501d57: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501d57 a warm or cool color?

#501d57 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 323 degrees, its lightness 33.4% and its chroma 0.111.