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#56336c color: Purple Protégé

#56336c is rgb(86, 51, 108) in RGB and oklch(38.998% 0.10034 310.899) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

39%
0.100
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #56336c

#56336c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.07:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #56336c mixed with white

  1. 56336c
  2. 66467a
  3. 755989
  4. 866d97
  5. 9680a6
  6. a795b4
  7. b8a9c3
  8. c9bed2
  9. dbd3e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56336c mixed with black

  1. 56336c
  2. 4a2b5d
  3. 3e234e
  4. 321c40
  5. 271432
  6. 1c0d25
  7. 120719
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56336c with less saturation

  1. 56336c
  2. 543568
  3. 533864
  4. 513a61
  5. 4f3c5d
  6. 4e3d59
  7. 4c3f55
  8. 4a4151
  9. 48424d
  10. 474449

Questions about #56336c

What color is #56336c?

#56336c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(86, 51, 108), in HSL hsl(276.84, 35.85%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.998% 0.10034 310.899).

What colors go well with #56336c?

The complementary color of #56336c is #314f08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d3c79 and #672c55. The triadic partners are #663900 and #005350.

Is white or black text more readable on #56336c?

White text reads better on #56336c: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56336c a warm or cool color?

#56336c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 39% and its chroma 0.1.