What color is #56396A?

#56396A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56396A?

The RGB value is 86, 57, 106: 86 red, 57 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56396A?

The complementary color is #4D6A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56396A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56396A color

#56396A rgb(86, 57, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56396A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.4% green and 41.6% blue (86, 57, 106).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#56396A color codes

HEX	`#56396A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 57, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 46%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 46%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, 23.08, -23.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 33.12, 314.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.902, 5.945, 14.364)`
Decimal	`5650794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56396A, 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 #56396A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56396A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #56396A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56396a; }
.text { color: #56396a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56396a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 57 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56396a, #6a3966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #56396A?: #56396A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56396A?: The RGB value is 86, 57, 106: 86 red, 57 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56396A?: The complementary color is #4D6A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56396A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.