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#56235f color: Elegant Purple Gown

#56235f is rgb(86, 35, 95) in RGB and oklch(35.64% 0.11332 321.41) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

35.6%
0.113
321°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #56235f

#56235f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.66:1 contrast and black text 1.8:1, 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: #56235f mixed with white

  1. 56235f
  2. 66386e
  3. 764d7e
  4. 87628d
  5. 98779d
  6. a88dad
  7. b9a3bd
  8. cbb9cd
  9. dcd0de
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #56235f mixed with black

  1. 56235f
  2. 4a1d52
  3. 3e1744
  4. 321138
  5. 270c2c
  6. 1c0720
  7. 120415
  8. 08010a
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56235f with less saturation

  1. 56235f
  2. 54275c
  3. 512a58
  4. 4f2d55
  5. 4c3052
  6. 4a324e
  7. 47344b
  8. 453647
  9. 423843
  10. 3f3a40

Questions about #56235f

What color is #56235f?

#56235f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 35, 95), in HSL hsl(291, 46.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.64% 0.11332 321.41).

What colors go well with #56235f?

The complementary color of #56235f is #0d4a05. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f2d72 and #651b43. The triadic partners are #543500 and #00484e.

Is white or black text more readable on #56235f?

White text reads better on #56235f: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and black gives 1.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56235f a warm or cool color?

#56235f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 35.6% and its chroma 0.113.