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#561E9F Color

#561E9F is rgb(86, 30, 159) in RGB, hsl(266, 68%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#561E9F
HEX#561E9F
RGBrgb(86, 30, 159)
HSLhsl(266, 68%, 37%)
HSVhsv(266, 81%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(40.2% 0.189 296.2)
LABlab(27.03% 45.62 -60.17)
LCHlch(27.03% 75.51 307.17)

What #561E9F 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 #561E9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 6.68Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.48Indigo#4B0082ΔE 9.5Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 13.65Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 15.21Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 15.37

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

#561E9F Channel Values

How #561E9F 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 30 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 68% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 81% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.09:1 vs white · 2.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #561E9F 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 text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #561E9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #561E9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #561E9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#561E9F
Complementary
#679F1E
Analogous
#1E279F
Analogous
#961E9F
Triadic
#9F561E
Triadic
#1E9F56
Split comp.
#9F961E
Split comp.
#279F1E

Tints & Shades of #561E9F

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

#6B26C5
#7F3AD9
#9860E1
#B187E8
#CAAEEF
#E0D0F6

Shades

#4A1A89
#411778
#351363
#2A0F4D
#1E0B38
#150727

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How #561E9F 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#561E9F
Protanopia#2D2D9F
Protanomaly#41289F
Deuteranopia#38389F
Deuteranomaly#462F9F
Tritanopia#404242
Tritanomaly#4A3773
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #561E9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-561e9f: #561E9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #561E9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-561e9f': '#561E9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.118, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_561e9f">#561E9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#561E9F"

More Purple Colors

#561E9F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#561E9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #561E9F?

#561E9F is a dark purple — rgb(86, 30, 159) in RGB and hsl(266, 68%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #561E9F?

#561E9F is rgb(86, 30, 159) — red 86, green 30, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #561E9F?

#561E9F converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #561E9F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #561E9F scores 10.09:1 against white and 2.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #561E9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #561E9F 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 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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