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#562d66 color: Imperial Purple

#562d66 is rgb(86, 45, 102) in RGB and oklch(37.611% 0.10379 315.688) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

37.6%
0.104
316°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #562d66

#562d66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.6% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast and black text 1.96:1, 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: #562d66 mixed with white

  1. 562d66
  2. 664175
  3. 765484
  4. 866893
  5. 977da2
  6. a791b1
  7. b9a7c0
  8. cabcd0
  9. dbd2df
  10. ede8ef

Darker: #562d66 mixed with black

  1. 562d66
  2. 4a2658
  3. 3e1f4a
  4. 32183c
  5. 27112f
  6. 1c0b23
  7. 120617
  8. 08020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #562d66 with less saturation

  1. 562d66
  2. 543062
  3. 52325f
  4. 50355b
  5. 4e3758
  6. 4c3954
  7. 4a3b50
  8. 483c4d
  9. 463e49
  10. 434045

Questions about #562d66

What color is #562d66?

#562d66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(86, 45, 102), in HSL hsl(283.16, 38.78%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.611% 0.10379 315.688).

What colors go well with #562d66?

The complementary color of #562d66 is #264d09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3675 and #66264d. The triadic partners are #5e3800 and #004e4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #562d66?

White text reads better on #562d66: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and black gives 1.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #562d66 a warm or cool color?

#562d66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 37.6% and its chroma 0.104.