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#561d59 color: Purple Velour

#561d59 is rgb(86, 29, 89) in RGB and oklch(34.456% 0.1169 325.704) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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297°
100%

34.5%
0.117
326°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561d59

#561d59 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 326°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.24:1 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: #561d59 mixed with white

  1. 561d59
  2. 663369
  3. 774979
  4. 885e89
  5. 987499
  6. a98aaa
  7. baa0ba
  8. cbb7cb
  9. dccfdc
  10. eee7ee

Darker: #561d59 mixed with black

  1. 561d59
  2. 4a184c
  3. 3e1340
  4. 320e34
  5. 270928
  6. 1c051d
  7. 120313
  8. 080109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561d59 with less saturation

  1. 561d59
  2. 532156
  3. 512553
  4. 4e2850
  5. 4b2b4d
  6. 492e49
  7. 463146
  8. 433343
  9. 403540
  10. 3c373c

Questions about #561d59

What color is #561d59?

#561d59 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 29, 89), in HSL hsl(297, 50.85%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.456% 0.1169 325.704).

What colors go well with #561d59?

The complementary color of #561d59 is #004808. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #40276e and #64153b. The triadic partners are #4e3400 and #00444d.

Is white or black text more readable on #561d59?

White text reads better on #561d59: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561d59 a warm or cool color?

#561d59 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 326 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.117.