Close to Grape
#561AAA
#561AAA is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 33.7% red, 10.2% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 73% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #561AAA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.89:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.12:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.89:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.12:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #561AAA as they’d see it.
#561AAA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #561AAA
What color is #561AAA?
#561AAA is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 33.7% red, 10.2% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 73% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #561AAA in RGB?
#561AAA is rgb(86, 26, 170): 86 red, 26 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #561AAA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 85, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #561AAA?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #561AAA?
Its complement #2B4B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.