Exploring the Color #501658

#501658 sits at 293° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 60% saturation and 22% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 80, 22, 88 produces a 13.15:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #501658 is a clear variant of CSS indigo — about 48 units away from #4B0082. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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