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#56185a color: Purple Velour

#56185a is rgb(86, 24, 90) in RGB and oklch(33.929% 0.12521 325.321) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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296°
100%

33.9%
0.125
325°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #56185a

#56185a is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.54:1 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: #56185a mixed with white

  1. 56185a
  2. 67306a
  3. 77467a
  4. 885c8a
  5. 99729a
  6. a988aa
  7. ba9fbb
  8. cbb6cc
  9. dccedd
  10. eee6ee

Darker: #56185a mixed with black

  1. 56185a
  2. 4a134d
  3. 3e0f41
  4. 320a35
  5. 270729
  6. 1c041e
  7. 120213
  8. 080109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56185a with less saturation

  1. 56185a
  2. 531d57
  3. 512253
  4. 4e2550
  5. 4b294d
  6. 482c49
  7. 452f46
  8. 423142
  9. 3f333f
  10. 3b363b

Questions about #56185a

What color is #56185a?

#56185a is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 24, 90), in HSL hsl(296.36, 57.89%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.929% 0.12521 325.321).

What colors go well with #56185a?

The complementary color of #56185a is #004700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f2470 and #650e3b. The triadic partners are #4c3300 and #00424b.

Is white or black text more readable on #56185a?

White text reads better on #56185a: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56185a a warm or cool color?

#56185a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.125.