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#562256 color: Purple Velour

#562256 is rgb(86, 34, 86) in RGB and oklch(34.95% 0.10568 327.544) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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300°
100%

34.9%
0.106
328°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #562256

#562256 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.9% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.94:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, 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: #562256 mixed with white

  1. 562256
  2. 663766
  3. 774c76
  4. 876186
  5. 987697
  6. a98ca8
  7. baa2b9
  8. cbb8ca
  9. dcd0db
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #562256 mixed with black

  1. 562256
  2. 4a1c4a
  3. 3e163e
  4. 321132
  5. 270b27
  6. 1c071c
  7. 120312
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562256 with less saturation

  1. 562256
  2. 542553
  3. 512951
  4. 4f2b4e
  5. 4c2e4b
  6. 493049
  7. 463346
  8. 443543
  9. 413740
  10. 3e383d

Questions about #562256

What color is #562256?

#562256 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(86, 34, 86), in HSL hsl(300, 43.33%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.95% 0.10568 327.544).

What colors go well with #562256?

The complementary color of #562256 is #004815. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #422b69 and #631c3b. The triadic partners are #4e3600 and #004550.

Is white or black text more readable on #562256?

White text reads better on #562256: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562256 a warm or cool color?

#562256 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 34.9% and its chroma 0.106.