What color is #56295B?

#56295B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56295B?

The RGB value is 86, 41, 91: 86 red, 41 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56295B?

The complementary color is #2E5B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56295B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56295B color

#56295B rgb(86, 41, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56295B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 16.1% green and 35.7% blue (86, 41, 91).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#56295B color codes

HEX	`#56295B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 41, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 16.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 55%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 29.23, -21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 36.11, 324.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.519, 4.32, 10.386)`
Decimal	`5646683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56295B, 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 #56295B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56295B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #56295B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56295b; }
.text { color: #56295b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56295b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 41 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56295b, #5b2947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #56295B?: #56295B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56295B?: The RGB value is 86, 41, 91: 86 red, 41 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56295B?: The complementary color is #2E5B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56295B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.