What color is #562149?

#562149 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562149?

The RGB value is 86, 33, 73: 86 red, 33 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562149?

The complementary color is #21562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562149 color

#562149 rgb(86, 33, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562149 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 12.9% green and 28.6% blue (86, 33, 73).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 45% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#562149 color codes

HEX	`#562149`
RGB	`rgb(86, 33, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 12.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 45%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 62%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.12, 30.09, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.12, 32.86, 336.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.584, 3.548, 6.693)`
Decimal	`5644617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562149, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #562149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #562149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562149; }
.text { color: #562149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 33 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562149, #56212e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #562149?: #562149 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562149?: The RGB value is 86, 33, 73: 86 red, 33 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562149?: The complementary color is #21562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.