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#561f52 color: Purple Velour

#561f52 is rgb(86, 31, 82) in RGB and oklch(34.298% 0.10689 330.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

34.3%
0.107
331°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561f52

#561f52 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.26:1 contrast and black text 1.71:1, 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: #561f52 mixed with white

  1. 561f52
  2. 673462
  3. 774972
  4. 885f83
  5. 997494
  6. a98aa5
  7. baa1b7
  8. cbb8c8
  9. dccfda
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #561f52 mixed with black

  1. 561f52
  2. 4a1946
  3. 3e143b
  4. 320f2f
  5. 270a25
  6. 1c061a
  7. 120311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561f52 with less saturation

  1. 561f52
  2. 532350
  3. 51264d
  4. 4e294b
  5. 4b2c48
  6. 492e46
  7. 463143
  8. 433341
  9. 3f353e
  10. 3c373b

Questions about #561f52

What color is #561f52?

#561f52 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 31, 82), in HSL hsl(304.36, 47.01%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.298% 0.10689 330.54).

What colors go well with #561f52?

The complementary color of #561f52 is #004717. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #432867 and #621936. The triadic partners are #4a3500 and #00434f.

Is white or black text more readable on #561f52?

White text reads better on #561f52: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561f52 a warm or cool color?

#561f52 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 331 degrees, its lightness 34.3% and its chroma 0.107.