Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #56159d, its pure hue is 268.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.4%, and its lightness is 34.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #56159d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0314 to #4b1289.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #56159d. In RGB, it consists of 33.7% Red, 8.2% Green, and 61.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 45.2% Cyan, 86.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 268.7°, with saturation of 76.4% and lightness of 34.9%. The decimal value for #56159d is 5641629, and its nearest "web safe" color is #660099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #56159d is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #56159d
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #56159d, its pure hue is 268.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.4%, and its lightness is 34.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #56159d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6b32a9 to #eae2f3.
Tones of #56159d
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #56159d, its pure hue is 268.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #56159d, which range from #595959 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #5500b2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #56159d
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #56159d! For #56159d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #56159d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #56159d
This color, #56159d, consists of 33.7% Red, 8.2% Green, and 61.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 86, Green = 21, Blue = 157. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #56159d is 45.2% Cyan, 86.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 86 | 21 | 157 |
Octal | 126 | 25 | 235 |
Hexa | #56 | #15 | #9d |
Binary | 01010110 | 00010101 | 10011101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 45 | 86 | 0 | 38 |
Octal | 55 | 126 | 0 | 46 |
Hexa | #2d | #56 | #00 | #26 |
Binary | 00101101 | 01010110 | 00000000 | 00100110 |
Analogous Colors of #56159d
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #56159d — which has hue 268.7° — its analogous colors are located at 238.7° and 298.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #56159d.
Triadic Colors of #56159d
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #56159d — which has hue 268.7° — its triadic colors are located at 28.7° and 268.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #56159d.
Complementary Color of #56159d
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #56159d — which has hue 268.7° — its complementary color is located at 88.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #56159d.
Split Complementary Colors of #56159d
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #56159d — which has hue 268.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.7° and 268.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #56159d.
Tetradic Colors of #56159d
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #56159d — which has hue 268.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 178.7°, 268.7°, 358.7°, and 88.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #56159d.
Monochromatic Colors of #56159d
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #56159d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2b1049 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #811af1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #56159d
We want to make getting started with #56159d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #56159d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #56159d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #56159d with other HTML elements.
#56159d Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #56159d;">The color of this text is #56159d.</span>
#56159d Background Color
<div style="background-color: #56159d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #56159d.</div>
#56159d Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #56159d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #56159d.</span>
#56159d Border Color
<div style="border: #56159d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #56159d.</div>
#56159d Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #56159d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #56159d on a white background.</div></div>
#56159d Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #56159d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #56159d on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #56159d to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#56159d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#56159d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#56159d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#56159d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #56159d to white.</div>
Gradient from #56159d to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#56159d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#56159d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#56159d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#56159d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #56159d to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #56159d
In addition to using #56159d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #56159d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #56159d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 86, Green = 21, Blue = 157). If you need details about the color coordinates of #56159d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #56159d |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(86, 21, 157) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #56159d; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #56159d; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #56159d; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(86, 21, 157); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#56159d") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:86, green:21, blue:157, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:86 green:21 blue:157 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(86f, 21f, 157f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(86, 21, 157); |
#56159d Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #56159d the same way. For those with color blindness, #56159d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #56159d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #56159d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #56159d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #56159d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #56159d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.