What color is #562176?

#562176 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562176?

The RGB value is 86, 33, 118: 86 red, 33 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562176?

The complementary color is #417621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562176 color

#562176 rgb(86, 33, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562176 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 12.9% green and 46.3% blue (86, 33, 118).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 56% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#562176 color codes

HEX	`#562176`
RGB	`rgb(86, 33, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 12.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 56%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 72%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 72%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.87, 39.72, -38.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.87, 55.27, 315.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.651, 4.374, 17.577)`
Decimal	`5644662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562176, 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 #562176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #562176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562176; }
.text { color: #562176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 33 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562176, #76216c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #562176?: #562176 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562176?: The RGB value is 86, 33, 118: 86 red, 33 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562176?: The complementary color is #417621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.