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#501e56 color: Purple Velour

#501e56 is rgb(80, 30, 86) in RGB and oklch(33.472% 0.10869 323.265) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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294°
100%

33.5%
0.109
323°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

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 #501e56

#501e56 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.5% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 323°.

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: #501e56 mixed with white

  1. 501e56
  2. 613466
  3. 724976
  4. 835e87
  5. 947397
  6. a58aa8
  7. b7a0b9
  8. c9b7ca
  9. dbcfdc
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #501e56 mixed with black

  1. 501e56
  2. 44194a
  3. 39133e
  4. 2e0e32
  5. 240927
  6. 1a051c
  7. 100312
  8. 070108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501e56 with less saturation

  1. 501e56
  2. 4e2253
  3. 4b2550
  4. 49284d
  5. 472a4a
  6. 442d47
  7. 422f44
  8. 3f3140
  9. 3c333d
  10. 39353a

Questions about #501e56

What color is #501e56?

#501e56 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 30, 86), in HSL hsl(293.57, 48.28%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.472% 0.10869 323.265).

What colors go well with #501e56?

The complementary color of #501e56 is #024406. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b2768 and #5e173b. The triadic partners are #4c3100 and #004148.

Is white or black text more readable on #501e56?

White text reads better on #501e56: 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 #501e56 a warm or cool color?

#501e56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 323 degrees, its lightness 33.5% and its chroma 0.109.