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#56366e color: Purple Protégé

#56366e is rgb(86, 54, 110) in RGB and oklch(39.652% 0.09745 308.979) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

39.7%
0.097
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #56366e

#56366e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.77:1 contrast and black text 2.15:1, 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: #56366e mixed with white

  1. 56366e
  2. 65497c
  3. 755b8a
  4. 856f99
  5. 9682a7
  6. a796b5
  7. b8aac4
  8. c9bfd3
  9. dbd4e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56366e mixed with black

  1. 56366e
  2. 4a2e5f
  3. 3e2550
  4. 321e41
  5. 271633
  6. 1c0f26
  7. 120819
  8. 08030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #56366e with less saturation

  1. 56366e
  2. 54386a
  3. 533a66
  4. 513c63
  5. 503e5f
  6. 4e405b
  7. 4d4157
  8. 4b4353
  9. 4a444f
  10. 48454b

Questions about #56366e

What color is #56366e?

#56366e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(86, 54, 110), in HSL hsl(274.29, 34.15%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.652% 0.09745 308.979).

What colors go well with #56366e?

The complementary color of #56366e is #36500b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c3f7a and #672f58. The triadic partners are #683b00 and #005550.

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

White text reads better on #56366e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and black gives 2.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56366e a warm or cool color?

#56366e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.097.