Information about #501A45 color

#501A45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #501A45 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 26, 69) — 31.4% red, 10.2% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 4 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored electric magenta, #501A45 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Cerise (#592746) and Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 26, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #501A45 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #501A45 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#501A45 color variations

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#501A45 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #501A45

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#501A45
  • RGB80, 26, 69
  • CMYK0, 21, 4, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 26, 69)
  • HSL312°, 51%, 21%
  • HSL Precise312.222°, 50.943%, 20.784%
  • HSV312°, 68%, 31%
  • HSB312°, 68%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.102, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.102, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.102, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID501A45
  • DECIMAL ID5249605
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01