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#501d58 color: Purple Velour

#501d58 is rgb(80, 29, 88) in RGB and oklch(33.465% 0.11242 322.022) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

33.5%
0.112
322°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501d58

#501d58 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.5% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.67:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, 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: #501d58 mixed with white

  1. 501d58
  2. 613368
  3. 724878
  4. 835d88
  5. 947399
  6. a589a9
  7. b7a0ba
  8. c9b7cb
  9. dbcfdc
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #501d58 mixed with black

  1. 501d58
  2. 44184b
  3. 39133f
  4. 2e0e33
  5. 240928
  6. 1a051d
  7. 100312
  8. 070109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501d58 with less saturation

  1. 501d58
  2. 4e2155
  3. 4b2452
  4. 49274e
  5. 472a4b
  6. 442c48
  7. 422f44
  8. 3f3141
  9. 3c333e
  10. 39353a

Questions about #501d58

What color is #501d58?

#501d58 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 29, 88), in HSL hsl(291.86, 50.43%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.465% 0.11242 322.022).

What colors go well with #501d58?

The complementary color of #501d58 is #034400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a276a and #5e153c. The triadic partners are #4d3000 and #004147.

Is white or black text more readable on #501d58?

White text reads better on #501d58: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501d58 a warm or cool color?

#501d58 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 33.5% and its chroma 0.112.