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#562252 color: Purple Velour

#562252 is rgb(86, 34, 82) in RGB and oklch(34.721% 0.10173 330.549) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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305°
100%

34.7%
0.102
331°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562252

#562252 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.03:1 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: #562252 mixed with white

  1. 562252
  2. 663762
  3. 774b72
  4. 886083
  5. 987694
  6. a98ba5
  7. baa2b7
  8. cbb8c8
  9. dccfda
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #562252 mixed with black

  1. 562252
  2. 4a1c46
  3. 3e163b
  4. 32112f
  5. 270b25
  6. 1c071a
  7. 120311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562252 with less saturation

  1. 562252
  2. 542550
  3. 51284d
  4. 4e2b4b
  5. 4c2e49
  6. 493046
  7. 463244
  8. 433441
  9. 40363f
  10. 3d383c

Questions about #562252

What color is #562252?

#562252 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 34, 82), in HSL hsl(304.62, 43.33%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.721% 0.10173 330.549).

What colors go well with #562252?

The complementary color of #562252 is #00481b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #432a66 and #611d37. The triadic partners are #4b3600 and #004451.

Is white or black text more readable on #562252?

White text reads better on #562252: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562252 a warm or cool color?

#562252 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 331 degrees, its lightness 34.7% and its chroma 0.102.