What color is #56365A?

#56365A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56365A?

The RGB value is 86, 54, 90: 86 red, 54 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56365A?

The complementary color is #3A5A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56365A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56365A color

#56365A rgb(86, 54, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56365A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 21.2% green and 35.3% blue (86, 54, 90).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#56365A color codes

HEX	`#56365A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 54, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 21.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 40%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, 21.14, -15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 26.42, 323.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.002, 5.355, 10.336)`
Decimal	`5650010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56365A, 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 #56365A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56365A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #56365A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56365a; }
.text { color: #56365a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56365a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 54 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56365a, #5a364c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56365A?: #56365A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56365A?: The RGB value is 86, 54, 90: 86 red, 54 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56365A?: The complementary color is #3A5A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56365A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.