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#561b60 color: Purple Velour

#561b60 is rgb(86, 27, 96) in RGB and oklch(34.67% 0.12679 321.538) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

34.7%
0.127
322°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561b60

#561b60 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, 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: #561b60 mixed with white

  1. 561b60
  2. 66326f
  3. 77487f
  4. 875e8e
  5. 98739e
  6. a98aae
  7. baa0be
  8. cbb7ce
  9. dccfde
  10. ede7ef

Darker: #561b60 mixed with black

  1. 561b60
  2. 4a1652
  3. 3e1145
  4. 320c38
  5. 27082c
  6. 1c0520
  7. 120215
  8. 08010a
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561b60 with less saturation

  1. 561b60
  2. 53205c
  3. 512459
  4. 4e2855
  5. 4c2b51
  6. 492e4d
  7. 46314a
  8. 433346
  9. 403542
  10. 3d383e

Questions about #561b60

What color is #561b60?

#561b60 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 27, 96), in HSL hsl(291.3, 56.1%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.67% 0.12679 321.538).

What colors go well with #561b60?

The complementary color of #561b60 is #004800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d2775 and #661041. The triadic partners are #513300 and #00454b.

Is white or black text more readable on #561b60?

White text reads better on #561b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561b60 a warm or cool color?

#561b60 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 34.7% and its chroma 0.127.