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#562F4E closest to Purple Prose

#562F4E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Prose. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18.4% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(86, 47, 78)). Its HSL value is 312° hue, 29% saturation and 26% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black. #562F4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.98:1.

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Variations of #562F4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#562F4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#562F4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #562F4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #393E4D
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2F394F
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D374E
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #393E4D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #433A4D
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #59313B
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #583046
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3C3C3C
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #443941

#562F4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.98:1 Very good#562F4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#562F4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#562F4E in CSS

/* Purple Prose */
.color { color: #562F4E; }
.background { background-color: #562F4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #562F4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(86 47 78);
color: hsl(312 29% 26%);
color: oklch(0.367 0.073 335.0);

#562F4E FAQ

What color is #562F4E?

#562F4E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #562F4E?

#562F4E is rgb(86, 47, 78) in RGB, hsl(312, 29%, 26%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 45%, 9%, 66%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #562F4E?

The complementary color of #562F4E is #2F5637, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #562F4E?

White text has the best contrast on #562F4E: 10.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #562F4E a warm or cool color?

#562F4E is a warm color.