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#501e53 color: Purple Velour

#501e53 is rgb(80, 30, 83) in RGB and oklch(33.284% 0.10558 325.366) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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297°
100%

33.3%
0.106
325°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501e53

#501e53 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.3% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.71:1 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: #501e53 mixed with white

  1. 501e53
  2. 613363
  3. 724874
  4. 835e84
  5. 947395
  6. a589a6
  7. b7a0b7
  8. c9b7c9
  9. dbcfdb
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #501e53 mixed with black

  1. 501e53
  2. 441947
  3. 39133b
  4. 2e0e30
  5. 240925
  6. 1a051b
  7. 100311
  8. 070108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501e53 with less saturation

  1. 501e53
  2. 4e2150
  3. 4b254d
  4. 49274b
  5. 472a48
  6. 442c45
  7. 412f42
  8. 3f313f
  9. 3c323c
  10. 393439

Questions about #501e53

What color is #501e53?

#501e53 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 30, 83), in HSL hsl(296.6, 46.9%, 22.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.284% 0.10558 325.366).

What colors go well with #501e53?

The complementary color of #501e53 is #00430c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c2765 and #5d1838. The triadic partners are #4a3100 and #004049.

Is white or black text more readable on #501e53?

White text reads better on #501e53: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501e53 a warm or cool color?

#501e53 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 33.3% and its chroma 0.106.