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#592256 color: Purple Velour

#592256 is rgb(89, 34, 86) in RGB and oklch(35.41% 0.10773 329.721) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

35.4%
0.108
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #592256

#592256 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.75:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, 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: #592256 mixed with white

  1. 592256
  2. 693766
  3. 7a4c76
  4. 8a6186
  5. 9a7697
  6. ab8ca8
  7. bca2b9
  8. ccb9ca
  9. ddd0db
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #592256 mixed with black

  1. 592256
  2. 4c1c4a
  3. 40163e
  4. 341132
  5. 280b27
  6. 1d071c
  7. 130312
  8. 090108
  9. 030002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #592256 with less saturation

  1. 592256
  2. 562653
  3. 542951
  4. 512c4e
  5. 4e2f4c
  6. 4b3149
  7. 483346
  8. 453644
  9. 423841
  10. 3f3a3e

Questions about #592256

What color is #592256?

#592256 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(89, 34, 86), in HSL hsl(303.27, 44.72%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.41% 0.10773 329.721).

What colors go well with #592256?

The complementary color of #592256 is #004a19. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #452b6b and #651c3a. The triadic partners are #4e3800 and #004653.

Is white or black text more readable on #592256?

White text reads better on #592256: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #592256 a warm or cool color?

#592256 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.108.