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#56326e color: Purple Protégé

#56326e is rgb(86, 50, 110) in RGB and oklch(38.949% 0.10472 310.099) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

38.9%
0.105
310°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #56326e

#56326e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.9% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.11:1 contrast and black text 2.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #56326e mixed with white

  1. 56326e
  2. 65457c
  3. 75598a
  4. 866c99
  5. 9680a7
  6. a794b6
  7. b8a9c4
  8. c9bed3
  9. dbd3e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56326e mixed with black

  1. 56326e
  2. 4a2a5f
  3. 3e2250
  4. 321b41
  5. 271433
  6. 1c0d26
  7. 120719
  8. 08030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #56326e with less saturation

  1. 56326e
  2. 54356a
  3. 533766
  4. 513962
  5. 4f3b5e
  6. 4e3d5a
  7. 4c3f56
  8. 4a4052
  9. 48424d
  10. 474349

Questions about #56326e

What color is #56326e?

#56326e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(86, 50, 110), in HSL hsl(276, 37.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.949% 0.10472 310.099).

What colors go well with #56326e?

The complementary color of #56326e is #314f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3c7b and #682b56. The triadic partners are #673800 and #00534f.

Is white or black text more readable on #56326e?

White text reads better on #56326e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and black gives 2.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56326e a warm or cool color?

#56326e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 38.9% and its chroma 0.105.