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#56376d color: Purple Protégé

#56376d is rgb(86, 55, 109) in RGB and oklch(39.773% 0.09428 309.205) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

39.8%
0.094
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #56376d

#56376d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.71:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, 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: #56376d mixed with white

  1. 56376d
  2. 65497b
  3. 755c89
  4. 856f98
  5. 9683a6
  6. a796b5
  7. b8abc3
  8. c9bfd2
  9. dbd4e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #56376d mixed with black

  1. 56376d
  2. 4a2e5e
  3. 3e264f
  4. 321e41
  5. 271633
  6. 1c0f26
  7. 120819
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #56376d with less saturation

  1. 56376d
  2. 553969
  3. 533b66
  4. 523d62
  5. 503f5e
  6. 4f405b
  7. 4d4257
  8. 4c4353
  9. 4a444f
  10. 48464b

Questions about #56376d

What color is #56376d?

#56376d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(86, 55, 109), in HSL hsl(274.44, 32.93%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.773% 0.09428 309.205).

What colors go well with #56376d?

The complementary color of #56376d is #375010. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d4078 and #673058. The triadic partners are #673c00 and #005551.

Is white or black text more readable on #56376d?

White text reads better on #56376d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56376d a warm or cool color?

#56376d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 39.8% and its chroma 0.094.