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#581c55 color: Purple Velour

#581c55 is rgb(88, 28, 85) in RGB and oklch(34.405% 0.11589 329.792) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

34.4%
0.116
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #581c55

#581c55 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.26:1 contrast and black text 1.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #581c55 mixed with white

  1. 581c55
  2. 693265
  3. 794875
  4. 8a5d86
  5. 9a7396
  6. ab89a7
  7. bba0b8
  8. ccb7ca
  9. ddcfdb
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #581c55 mixed with black

  1. 581c55
  2. 4b1749
  3. 3f123d
  4. 330d31
  5. 280826
  6. 1d051c
  7. 120211
  8. 090108
  9. 030002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #581c55 with less saturation

  1. 581c55
  2. 552052
  3. 532450
  4. 50284d
  5. 4d2b4a
  6. 4a2e47
  7. 473045
  8. 433342
  9. 40353f
  10. 3d373c

Questions about #581c55

What color is #581c55?

#581c55 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(88, 28, 85), in HSL hsl(303, 51.72%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.405% 0.11589 329.792).

What colors go well with #581c55?

The complementary color of #581c55 is #004812. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #43266b and #651537. The triadic partners are #4b3500 and #00434f.

Is white or black text more readable on #581c55?

White text reads better on #581c55: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #581c55 a warm or cool color?

#581c55 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.116.