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#501d59 color: Purple Velour

#501d59 is rgb(80, 29, 89) in RGB and oklch(33.531% 0.11347 321.375) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

33.5%
0.113
321°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501d59

#501d59 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.64:1 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: #501d59 mixed with white

  1. 501d59
  2. 613369
  3. 724879
  4. 835e89
  5. 947399
  6. a589aa
  7. b7a0bb
  8. c9b7cb
  9. dacfdc
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #501d59 mixed with black

  1. 501d59
  2. 44184c
  3. 391340
  4. 2e0e34
  5. 240928
  6. 1a051d
  7. 100313
  8. 070109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501d59 with less saturation

  1. 501d59
  2. 4e2156
  3. 4b2452
  4. 49274f
  5. 472a4c
  6. 442d48
  7. 422f45
  8. 3f3141
  9. 3c333e
  10. 3a353a

Questions about #501d59

What color is #501d59?

#501d59 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 29, 89), in HSL hsl(291, 50.85%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.531% 0.11347 321.375).

What colors go well with #501d59?

The complementary color of #501d59 is #054400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #39276b and #5f153d. The triadic partners are #4d3000 and #004247.

Is white or black text more readable on #501d59?

White text reads better on #501d59: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501d59 a warm or cool color?

#501d59 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 33.5% and its chroma 0.113.