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#561f59 color: Purple Velour

#561f59 is rgb(86, 31, 89) in RGB and oklch(34.716% 0.11372 325.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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297°
100%

34.7%
0.114
326°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561f59

#561f59 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.7% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 326°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, 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: #561f59 mixed with white

  1. 561f59
  2. 663569
  3. 774a79
  4. 885f89
  5. 987599
  6. a98baa
  7. baa1ba
  8. cbb8cb
  9. dccfdc
  10. eee7ee

Darker: #561f59 mixed with black

  1. 561f59
  2. 4a194c
  3. 3e1440
  4. 320f34
  5. 270a28
  6. 1c061d
  7. 120313
  8. 080109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561f59 with less saturation

  1. 561f59
  2. 542356
  3. 512653
  4. 4e2a50
  5. 4c2c4d
  6. 492f4a
  7. 463147
  8. 433444
  9. 403640
  10. 3d383d

Questions about #561f59

What color is #561f59?

#561f59 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 31, 89), in HSL hsl(296.9, 48.33%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.716% 0.11372 325.597).

What colors go well with #561f59?

The complementary color of #561f59 is #00480b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #40296d and #64183c. The triadic partners are #4e3500 and #00454d.

Is white or black text more readable on #561f59?

White text reads better on #561f59: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561f59 a warm or cool color?

#561f59 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 326 degrees, its lightness 34.7% and its chroma 0.114.