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#56306e color: Imperial Purple

#56306e is rgb(86, 48, 110) in RGB and oklch(38.61% 0.10828 310.6) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

38.6%
0.108
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #56306e

#56306e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.6% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.28:1 contrast and black text 2.04:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #56306e mixed with white

  1. 56306e
  2. 66447c
  3. 75578b
  4. 866b99
  5. 967fa7
  6. a793b6
  7. b8a8c4
  8. c9bdd3
  9. dbd3e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56306e mixed with black

  1. 56306e
  2. 4a285f
  3. 3e2150
  4. 321a41
  5. 271333
  6. 1c0c26
  7. 120619
  8. 08030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #56306e with less saturation

  1. 56306e
  2. 54336a
  3. 523566
  4. 513862
  5. 4f3a5e
  6. 4d3c5a
  7. 4b3e55
  8. 493f51
  9. 48414d
  10. 464248

Questions about #56306e

What color is #56306e?

#56306e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(86, 48, 110), in HSL hsl(276.77, 39.24%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.61% 0.10828 310.6).

What colors go well with #56306e?

The complementary color of #56306e is #2f4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3a7c and #682855. The triadic partners are #653700 and #00524f.

Is white or black text more readable on #56306e?

White text reads better on #56306e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and black gives 2.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56306e a warm or cool color?

#56306e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 38.6% and its chroma 0.108.