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#561e52 color: Purple Velour

#561e52 is rgb(86, 30, 82) in RGB and oklch(34.164% 0.10856 330.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

34.2%
0.109
331°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561e52

#561e52 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.33:1 contrast and black text 1.7:1, 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: #561e52 mixed with white

  1. 561e52
  2. 673462
  3. 774972
  4. 885e83
  5. 997494
  6. a98aa5
  7. baa0b7
  8. cbb7c8
  9. dccfda
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #561e52 mixed with black

  1. 561e52
  2. 4a1946
  3. 3e133b
  4. 320e2f
  5. 270925
  6. 1c051a
  7. 120311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561e52 with less saturation

  1. 561e52
  2. 532250
  3. 51254d
  4. 4e284b
  5. 4b2b48
  6. 482e46
  7. 453043
  8. 423240
  9. 3f343e
  10. 3c363b

Questions about #561e52

What color is #561e52?

#561e52 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 30, 82), in HSL hsl(304.29, 48.28%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.164% 0.10856 330.539).

What colors go well with #561e52?

The complementary color of #561e52 is #004716. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #422767 and #621835. The triadic partners are #4a3500 and #00424f.

Is white or black text more readable on #561e52?

White text reads better on #561e52: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and black gives 1.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561e52 a warm or cool color?

#561e52 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 331 degrees, its lightness 34.2% and its chroma 0.109.