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#564372 color: When Red Met Blue

#564372 is rgb(86, 67, 114) in RGB and oklch(42.368% 0.07892 301.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

42.4%
0.079
302°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #564372

#564372 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast and black text 2.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is When Red Met Blue (#564375). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #564372 mixed with white

  1. 564372
  2. 655480
  3. 75668d
  4. 85789b
  5. 958aa9
  6. a69db7
  7. b7b0c5
  8. c9c3d4
  9. dbd7e2
  10. edebf0

Darker: #564372 mixed with black

  1. 564372
  2. 4a3962
  3. 3e2f53
  4. 322644
  5. 271d36
  6. 1c1428
  7. 120c1b
  8. 08050e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #564372 with less saturation

  1. 564372
  2. 55446f
  3. 54466b
  4. 534768
  5. 534864
  6. 524960
  7. 514a5d
  8. 504b59
  9. 4f4c55
  10. 4f4d52

Questions about #564372

What color is #564372?

#564372 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is When Red Met Blue. In RGB it is rgb(86, 67, 114), in HSL hsl(264.26, 25.97%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.368% 0.07892 301.752).

What colors go well with #564372?

The complementary color of #564372 is #47551f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f4b79 and #673d61. The triadic partners are #6d431b and #005c51.

Is white or black text more readable on #564372?

White text reads better on #564372: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and black gives 2.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #564372 a warm or cool color?

#564372 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.079.