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#501e46 color: Violet Carmine

#501e46 is rgb(80, 30, 70) in RGB and oklch(32.538% 0.09294 335.932) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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312°
100%

32.5%
0.093
336°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501e46

#501e46 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 336°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, 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: #501e46 mixed with white

  1. 501e46
  2. 613357
  3. 724868
  4. 835d7a
  5. 95728c
  6. a6899e
  7. b89fb1
  8. c9b7c4
  9. dbced7
  10. ede6eb

Darker: #501e46 mixed with black

  1. 501e46
  2. 44193c
  3. 391332
  4. 2e0e28
  5. 24091e
  6. 1a0515
  7. 10030d
  8. 070105
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501e46 with less saturation

  1. 501e46
  2. 4e2144
  3. 4b2443
  4. 492641
  5. 46293f
  6. 432b3d
  7. 402d3b
  8. 3e2f3a
  9. 3b3138
  10. 373236

Questions about #501e46

What color is #501e46?

#501e46 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 30, 70), in HSL hsl(312, 45.45%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.538% 0.09294 335.932).

What colors go well with #501e46?

The complementary color of #501e46 is #00411e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #402559 and #591b2d. The triadic partners are #413300 and #003d4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #501e46?

White text reads better on #501e46: white gives a contrast ratio of 13:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501e46 a warm or cool color?

#501e46 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 336 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.093.