What color is #56415B?

#56415B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56415B?

The RGB value is 86, 65, 91: 86 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56415B?

The complementary color is #465B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56415B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56415B color

#56415B rgb(86, 65, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56415B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (86, 65, 91).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#56415B color codes

HEX	`#56415B`
RGB	`rgb(86, 65, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 25.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.68, 14.37, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.68, 18.7, 320.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.616, 6.515, 10.752)`
Decimal	`5652827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56415B, 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 #56415B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56415B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #56415B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56415b; }
.text { color: #56415b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56415b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 65 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56415b, #5b4153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56415B?: #56415B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56415B?: The RGB value is 86, 65, 91: 86 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56415B?: The complementary color is #465B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56415B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.