#56159d Color Information

#56159d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

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.
  • HexHex code for this color#56159d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color86, 21, 157 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color33.7%, 8.2%, 61.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.663, 0.918, 0.384 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.452, 0.866, 0, 0.384 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color268.7°, 76.4%, 34.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color268.7°, 86.6%, 61.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.192, 4.949, 32.316 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color86, 21, 157 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5641629 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color26.589, 53.967, -59.979 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)26.589, 80.684, 311.980 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color26.589, 9.306, -76.999 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color22.247, 42.844, -70.555 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.215, 0.104, 4.949 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283831709 / 0xff56159d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#660099 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #56159d

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.

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.

R33.7%
C45.2%
G8.2%
M86.6%
B61.6%
Y0.0%
K38.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
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)
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

The color of this text is #56159d.
<span style="color: #56159d;">The color of this text is #56159d.</span>

#56159d Background Color

The background color for this text is #56159d.
<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

This color for the shadow of this text is #56159d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #56159d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #56159d.</span>

#56159d Border Color

This is a div with border color #56159d.
<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

This is a rectangle of color #56159d 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

This is a rectangle of color #56159d 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

This is a 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

This is a 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
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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

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.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text