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#561986 Color

#561986 is rgb(86, 25, 134) in RGB, hsl(274, 69%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 81%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#561986
HEX#561986
RGBrgb(86, 25, 134)
HSLhsl(274, 69%, 31%)
HSVhsv(274, 81%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 81%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(37.4% 0.168 304.6)
LABlab(24.36% 42.66 -49.11)
LCHlch(24.36% 65.05 310.98)

What #561986 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #561986, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 7.98Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.21Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.19Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 9.74Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.88Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 10.79

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#561986 Channel Values

How #561986 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 25 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 69% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 81% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.18:1 vs white · 1.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #561986 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #561986

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #561986; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#561986
Complementary
#488619
Analogous
#201986
Analogous
#86197E
Triadic
#865619
Triadic
#198656
Split comp.
#7E8619
Split comp.
#198620

Tints & Shades of #561986

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7220B1
#8B28D7
#A253DF
#B779E6
#CEA5EE
#E3CBF6

Shades

#4B1574
#401263
#350F52
#2D0D45
#210934
#160622

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How #561986 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#561986
Protanopia#2B2B86
Protanomaly#402586
Deuteranopia#363685
Deuteranomaly#452D86
Tritanopia#483737
Tritanomaly#4E2E61
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #561986 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-561986: #561986;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #561986;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-561986': '#561986' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.098, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_561986">#561986</color>
SVG fillfill="#561986"

More Purple Colors

#561986 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#561986 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #561986?

#561986 is a dark purple — rgb(86, 25, 134) in RGB and hsl(274, 69%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #561986?

#561986 is rgb(86, 25, 134) — red 86, green 25, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #561986?

#561986 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 81%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #561986 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #561986 scores 11.18:1 against white and 1.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #561986 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #561986 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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