Skip to the color picker

#56366f color: Purple Protégé

#56366f is rgb(86, 54, 111) in RGB and oklch(39.713% 0.09878 308.459) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

274°
100%

39.7%
0.099
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc 12

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #56366f

#56366f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.75:1 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: #56366f mixed with white

  1. 56366f
  2. 65497d
  3. 755c8b
  4. 856f99
  5. 9682a8
  6. a796b6
  7. b8aac4
  8. c9bfd3
  9. dbd4e2
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56366f mixed with black

  1. 56366f
  2. 4a2e60
  3. 3e2551
  4. 321e42
  5. 271634
  6. 1c0f27
  7. 12081a
  8. 08030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #56366f with less saturation

  1. 56366f
  2. 54386b
  3. 533a67
  4. 513c63
  5. 503e5f
  6. 4e405b
  7. 4d4157
  8. 4b4353
  9. 4a444f
  10. 48464b

Questions about #56366f

What color is #56366f?

#56366f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(86, 54, 111), in HSL hsl(273.68, 34.55%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.713% 0.09878 308.459).

What colors go well with #56366f?

The complementary color of #56366f is #375008. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c3f7b and #682f59. The triadic partners are #683a00 and #005550.

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

White text reads better on #56366f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and black gives 2.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56366f a warm or cool color?

#56366f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.099.