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#501e58 color: Purple Velour

#501e58 is rgb(80, 30, 88) in RGB and oklch(33.6% 0.11079 321.926) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

33.6%
0.111
322°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501e58

#501e58 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.59:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, 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: #501e58 mixed with white

  1. 501e58
  2. 613468
  3. 724978
  4. 835e88
  5. 947499
  6. a58aa9
  7. b7a0ba
  8. c8b7cb
  9. dacfdc
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #501e58 mixed with black

  1. 501e58
  2. 44194b
  3. 39133f
  4. 2e0e33
  5. 240928
  6. 1a051d
  7. 100312
  8. 070109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501e58 with less saturation

  1. 501e58
  2. 4e2255
  3. 4b2552
  4. 49284e
  5. 472b4b
  6. 442d48
  7. 422f45
  8. 3f3141
  9. 3c333e
  10. 3a353a

Questions about #501e58

What color is #501e58?

#501e58 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(80, 30, 88), in HSL hsl(291.72, 49.15%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.6% 0.11079 321.926).

What colors go well with #501e58?

The complementary color of #501e58 is #064402. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a286a and #5e163d. The triadic partners are #4d3100 and #004248.

Is white or black text more readable on #501e58?

White text reads better on #501e58: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501e58 a warm or cool color?

#501e58 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.111.