What color is #562948?

#562948 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 #562948?

The RGB value is 86, 41, 72: 86 red, 41 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562948?

The complementary color is #295637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562948 color

#562948 rgb(86, 41, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562948 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 16.1% green and 28.2% blue (86, 41, 72).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 35% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#562948 color codes

HEX	`#562948`
RGB	`rgb(86, 41, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 16.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 35%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 52%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.78, 25.39, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.78, 27.29, 338.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.8, 4.033, 6.602)`
Decimal	`5646664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562948, 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 #562948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #562948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562948; }
.text { color: #562948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 41 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562948, #562931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #562948?: #562948 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 #562948?: The RGB value is 86, 41, 72: 86 red, 41 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562948?: The complementary color is #295637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.