What color is #56135E?

#56135E is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56135E?

The RGB value is 86, 19, 94: 86 red, 19 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56135E?

The complementary color is #1B5E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56135E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56135E color

#56135E rgb(86, 19, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56135E is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 7.5% green and 36.9% blue (86, 19, 94).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 66% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Explorer (#551155), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#56135E color codes

HEX	`#56135E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 19, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 7.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 66%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 80%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 80%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.03, 40.48, -29.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.03, 49.8, 324.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.091, 3.253, 10.895)`
Decimal	`5641054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56135E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56135E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56135E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56135E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56135e; }
.text { color: #56135e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56135e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 19 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56135e, #5e1341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #56135E?: #56135E is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56135E?: The RGB value is 86, 19, 94: 86 red, 19 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56135E?: The complementary color is #1B5E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56135E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.