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#561d52 color: Purple Velour

#561d52 is rgb(86, 29, 82) in RGB and oklch(34.032% 0.11019 330.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

34%
0.110
331°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561d52

#561d52 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, 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: #561d52 mixed with white

  1. 561d52
  2. 673362
  3. 774873
  4. 885d83
  5. 997394
  6. aa89a5
  7. baa0b7
  8. cbb7c8
  9. ddcfda
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #561d52 mixed with black

  1. 561d52
  2. 4a1846
  3. 3e133b
  4. 320e2f
  5. 270925
  6. 1c051a
  7. 120311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561d52 with less saturation

  1. 561d52
  2. 532150
  3. 51254d
  4. 4e284a
  5. 4b2b48
  6. 482d45
  7. 453043
  8. 423240
  9. 3f343d
  10. 3b363b

Questions about #561d52

What color is #561d52?

#561d52 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 29, 82), in HSL hsl(304.21, 49.57%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.032% 0.11019 330.54).

What colors go well with #561d52?

The complementary color of #561d52 is #004715. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #422667 and #621735. The triadic partners are #493500 and #00424f.

Is white or black text more readable on #561d52?

White text reads better on #561d52: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561d52 a warm or cool color?

#561d52 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 331 degrees, its lightness 34% and its chroma 0.11.