#56405e

Color #56405e

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#56405e

RGB

rgb(86, 64, 94)

HSL

hsl(284, 19%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 31.9%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 31.9%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(30.53, 15.71, -14.12)

LCH

lch(30.53, 21.12, 318.05)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0563, 316.87)

HWB

hwb(284, 25.1%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#485e40

Analogous

#47405e

#56405e

#5e4057

Triadic

#56405e

#5e5640

#405e56

Split-complementary

#56405e

#575e40

#405e47

Tetradic

#56405e

#5e4048

#485e40

#405e56

Square

#56405e

#5e4740

#485e40

#40575e

Shades

Color #56405e mixed toward black.

#48354e

#392b3f

#2b202f

#1d151f

#0e0b10

Tints

Color #56405e mixed toward white.

#765881

#9473a0

#af96b8

#cab9cf

#e4dce7

Tones

Color #56405e mixed toward gray.

#55435c

#544559

#534857

#514a54

#504d52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d58 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#4f5056 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#555351 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 16.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #56405e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56405e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#56405e (#56405e) is rgb(86, 64, 94) in RGB.

No, #56405e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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