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#56205f color: Elegant Purple Gown

#56205f is rgb(86, 32, 95) in RGB and oklch(35.228% 0.11822 321.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

35.2%
0.118
322°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #56205f

#56205f is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.88:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #56205f mixed with white

  1. 56205f
  2. 66366e
  3. 774b7e
  4. 87608e
  5. 98769d
  6. a98bad
  7. baa2bd
  8. cbb8ce
  9. dcd0de
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #56205f mixed with black

  1. 56205f
  2. 4a1a52
  3. 3e1544
  4. 320f38
  5. 270a2c
  6. 1c0620
  7. 120315
  8. 08010a
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56205f with less saturation

  1. 56205f
  2. 54245c
  3. 512858
  4. 4f2b55
  5. 4c2e51
  6. 49304e
  7. 47334a
  8. 443546
  9. 413743
  10. 3e393f

Questions about #56205f

What color is #56205f?

#56205f is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 32, 95), in HSL hsl(291.43, 49.61%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.228% 0.11822 321.7).

What colors go well with #56205f?

The complementary color of #56205f is #054900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e2b72 and #651842. The triadic partners are #533400 and #00464c.

Is white or black text more readable on #56205f?

White text reads better on #56205f: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56205f a warm or cool color?

#56205f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.118.