What color is #562C83?

#562C83 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562C83?

The RGB value is 86, 44, 131: 86 red, 44 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562C83?

The complementary color is #59832C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562C83 color

#562C83 rgb(86, 44, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562C83 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 17.3% green and 51.4% blue (86, 44, 131).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 50% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Fever (#572E89), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#562C83 color codes

HEX	`#562C83`
RGB	`rgb(86, 44, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 17.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 50%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 66%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 66%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.9, 37.29, -41.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.9, 55.99, 311.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.834, 5.418, 22.049)`
Decimal	`5647491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562C83, 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 #562C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #562C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562c83; }
.text { color: #562c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 44 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562c83, #812c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #562C83?: #562C83 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562C83?: The RGB value is 86, 44, 131: 86 red, 44 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562C83?: The complementary color is #59832C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.