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#562156 color: Purple Velour

#562156 is rgb(86, 33, 86) in RGB and oklch(34.808% 0.1074 327.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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300°
100%

34.8%
0.107
328°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562156

#562156 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.02:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, 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: #562156 mixed with white

  1. 562156
  2. 663666
  3. 774b76
  4. 886086
  5. 987597
  6. a98ba8
  7. baa1b9
  8. cbb8ca
  9. dccfdb
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #562156 mixed with black

  1. 562156
  2. 4a1b4a
  3. 3e163e
  4. 321032
  5. 270b27
  6. 1c061c
  7. 120312
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562156 with less saturation

  1. 562156
  2. 542553
  3. 512851
  4. 4e2b4e
  5. 4c2d4b
  6. 493048
  7. 463246
  8. 433443
  9. 403640
  10. 3d383d

Questions about #562156

What color is #562156?

#562156 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 33, 86), in HSL hsl(300, 44.54%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.808% 0.1074 327.578).

What colors go well with #562156?

The complementary color of #562156 is #004814. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #412a6a and #631b3a. The triadic partners are #4e3600 and #00454f.

Is white or black text more readable on #562156?

White text reads better on #562156: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562156 a warm or cool color?

#562156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.107.