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#562c66 color: Imperial Purple

#562c66 is rgb(86, 44, 102) in RGB and oklch(37.447% 0.10559 315.875) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

37.4%
0.106
316°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #562c66

#562c66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.4% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.78:1 contrast and black text 1.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5b3167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #562c66 mixed with white

  1. 562c66
  2. 664075
  3. 765484
  4. 866893
  5. 977ca2
  6. a891b1
  7. b9a6c0
  8. cabcd0
  9. dbd2df
  10. ede8ef

Darker: #562c66 mixed with black

  1. 562c66
  2. 4a2558
  3. 3e1e4a
  4. 32173c
  5. 27112f
  6. 1c0a23
  7. 120517
  8. 08020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562c66 with less saturation

  1. 562c66
  2. 542f62
  3. 52315f
  4. 50345b
  5. 4e3658
  6. 4c3854
  7. 4a3a50
  8. 483c4c
  9. 453e49
  10. 433f45

Questions about #562c66

What color is #562c66?

#562c66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(86, 44, 102), in HSL hsl(283.45, 39.73%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.447% 0.10559 315.875).

What colors go well with #562c66?

The complementary color of #562c66 is #244d06. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3575 and #66254d. The triadic partners are #5e3700 and #004e4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #562c66?

White text reads better on #562c66: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and black gives 1.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562c66 a warm or cool color?

#562c66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 37.4% and its chroma 0.106.