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#56366a color: Purple Protégé

#56366a is rgb(86, 54, 106) in RGB and oklch(39.414% 0.09217 311.19) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

39.4%
0.092
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #56366a

#56366a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.85:1 contrast and black text 2.13:1, 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: #56366a mixed with white

  1. 56366a
  2. 654978
  3. 755b87
  4. 866e95
  5. 9682a4
  6. a796b3
  7. b8aac2
  8. c9bfd1
  9. dbd4e0
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56366a mixed with black

  1. 56366a
  2. 4a2e5b
  3. 3e254d
  4. 321e3f
  5. 271631
  6. 1c0f24
  7. 120818
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56366a with less saturation

  1. 56366a
  2. 543867
  3. 533a63
  4. 513c60
  5. 503e5c
  6. 4e3f58
  7. 4d4155
  8. 4b4251
  9. 49434e
  10. 48454a

Questions about #56366a

What color is #56366a?

#56366a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(86, 54, 106), in HSL hsl(276.92, 32.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.414% 0.09217 311.19).

What colors go well with #56366a?

The complementary color of #56366a is #345014. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e3e76 and #663055. The triadic partners are #643c00 and #005451.

Is white or black text more readable on #56366a?

White text reads better on #56366a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and black gives 2.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56366a a warm or cool color?

#56366a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.092.