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#501f49 color: Violet Carmine

#501f49 is rgb(80, 31, 73) in RGB and oklch(32.847% 0.0939 333.311) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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309°
100%

32.8%
0.094
333°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501f49

#501f49 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 32.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 333°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.86:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, 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: #501f49 mixed with white

  1. 501f49
  2. 61345a
  3. 72486b
  4. 835e7c
  5. 94738e
  6. a689a0
  7. b7a0b2
  8. c9b7c5
  9. dbced8
  10. ede7eb

Darker: #501f49 mixed with black

  1. 501f49
  2. 44193e
  3. 391434
  4. 2e0f2a
  5. 240a20
  6. 1a0617
  7. 10030e
  8. 070106
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501f49 with less saturation

  1. 501f49
  2. 4e2247
  3. 4b2545
  4. 492743
  5. 462a41
  6. 442c3f
  7. 412e3d
  8. 3e303b
  9. 3b3239
  10. 383337

Questions about #501f49

What color is #501f49?

#501f49 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(80, 31, 73), in HSL hsl(308.57, 44.14%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.847% 0.0939 333.311).

What colors go well with #501f49?

The complementary color of #501f49 is #00421c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f265c and #5a1b30. The triadic partners are #443300 and #003e4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #501f49?

White text reads better on #501f49: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501f49 a warm or cool color?

#501f49 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 333 degrees, its lightness 32.8% and its chroma 0.094.