#56256e

Color #56256e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#56256e

RGB

rgb(86, 37, 110)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 49.7%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 66.4%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 66.4%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(25.04, 35.78, -33.04)

LCH

lch(25.04, 48.7, 317.28)

OKLCH

oklch(36.9%, 0.1267, 312.82)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 14.5%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d6e25

Analogous

#31256e

#56256e

#6e2561

Triadic

#56256e

#6e5625

#256e56

Split-complementary

#56256e

#616e25

#256e31

Tetradic

#56256e

#6e253d

#3d6e25

#256e56

Square

#56256e

#6e3125

#3d6e25

#25616e

Shades

Color #56256e mixed toward black.

#481f5c

#391949

#2b1237

#1d0c25

#0e0612

Tints

Color #56256e mixed toward white.

#79349b

#9b4ac2

#b477d1

#cda4e1

#e6d2f0

Tones

Color #56256e mixed toward gray.

#542b68

#523162

#50375c

#4e3d56

#4c4350

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464562 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#484b5f · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#545755 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56256e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56256e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#56256e (#56256e) is rgb(86, 37, 110) in RGB.

No, #56256e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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