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#56267D Color

#56267D is rgb(86, 38, 125) in RGB, hsl(273, 53%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 70%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56267D
HEX#56267D
RGBrgb(86, 38, 125)
HSLhsl(273, 53%, 32%)
HSVhsv(273, 70%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 70%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(38.2% 0.142 306)
LABlab(25.87% 35.19 -41.01)
LCHlch(25.87% 54.04 310.63)

What #56267D 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 #56267D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 5.08KSU Purple#512888ΔE 6.27Eminence#6C3082ΔE 8.34Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.88Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.81Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.19

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

#56267D Channel Values

How #56267D 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 38 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 53% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 70% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.66:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56267D 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56267D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56267D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56267D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56267D
Complementary
#4D7D26
Analogous
#2B267D
Analogous
#7D2679
Triadic
#7D5626
Triadic
#267D56
Split comp.
#797D26
Split comp.
#267D2B

Tints & Shades of #56267D

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

#6E31A0
#8940C4
#9E63CF
#B78ADB
#CCADE6
#E4D4F2

Shades

#4B226D
#401D5E
#36184E
#2B133E
#200E2F
#150A1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56267D.

How #56267D 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#56267D
Protanopia#32327D
Protanomaly#432E7D
Deuteranopia#3B3B7C
Deuteranomaly#47347D
Tritanopia#4A3A3A
Tritanomaly#4F335C
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56267D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56267d: #56267D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56267D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56267d': '#56267D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.149, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_56267d">#56267D</color>
SVG fillfill="#56267D"

More Purple Colors

#56267D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#56267D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56267D?

#56267D is a dark purple — rgb(86, 38, 125) in RGB and hsl(273, 53%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #56267D?

#56267D is rgb(86, 38, 125) — red 86, green 38, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56267D?

#56267D converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 70%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56267D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56267D scores 10.66:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56267D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56267D 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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