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#56349e color: Ruthless Empress

#56349e is rgb(86, 52, 158) in RGB and oklch(42.769% 0.16282 292.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

42.8%
0.163
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • violet-900
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #56349e

#56349e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.8% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.82:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #56349e mixed with white

  1. 56349e
  2. 644aa9
  3. 735eb3
  4. 8372be
  5. 9386c8
  6. a499d2
  7. b6addb
  8. c7c1e4
  9. dad6ee
  10. eceaf6

Darker: #56349e mixed with black

  1. 56349e
  2. 4a2c89
  3. 3e2474
  4. 321c60
  5. 27154d
  6. 1c0e3a
  7. 120729
  8. 080318
  9. 020109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #56349e with less saturation

  1. 56349e
  2. 553996
  3. 543d8f
  4. 534087
  5. 52437f
  6. 514678
  7. 504870
  8. 504a68
  9. 4f4c60
  10. 4f4e58

Questions about #56349e

What color is #56349e?

#56349e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(86, 52, 158), in HSL hsl(259.25, 50.48%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.769% 0.16282 292.974).

What colors go well with #56349e?

The complementary color of #56349e is #505500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a46a6 and #772381. The triadic partners are #843300 and #00614a.

Is white or black text more readable on #56349e?

White text reads better on #56349e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56349e a warm or cool color?

#56349e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 42.8% and its chroma 0.163.