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#563168 color: Imperial Purple

#563168 is rgb(86, 49, 104) in RGB and oklch(38.407% 0.09893 313.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

38.4%
0.099
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #563168

#563168 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.32:1 contrast and black text 2.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5b3167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #563168 mixed with white

  1. 563168
  2. 664477
  3. 765785
  4. 866b94
  5. 967fa3
  6. a793b2
  7. b8a8c1
  8. cabdd0
  9. dbd3e0
  10. ede9ef

Darker: #563168 mixed with black

  1. 563168
  2. 4a2959
  3. 3e224b
  4. 321a3e
  5. 271330
  6. 1c0c24
  7. 120618
  8. 08030c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #563168 with less saturation

  1. 563168
  2. 543364
  3. 523661
  4. 51385d
  5. 4f3a5a
  6. 4d3c56
  7. 4b3d53
  8. 493f4f
  9. 47404b
  10. 454247

Questions about #563168

What color is #563168?

#563168 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(86, 49, 104), in HSL hsl(280.36, 35.95%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.407% 0.09893 313.662).

What colors go well with #563168?

The complementary color of #563168 is #2c4e0d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3a76 and #662a51. The triadic partners are #623900 and #005150.

Is white or black text more readable on #563168?

White text reads better on #563168: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and black gives 2.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563168 a warm or cool color?

#563168 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.099.