What color is #562F68?

#562F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #562F68?

The RGB value is 86, 47, 104: 86 red, 47 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562F68?

The complementary color is #41682F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562F68 color

#562F68 rgb(86, 47, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18.4% green and 40.8% blue (86, 47, 104).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#562F68 color codes

HEX	`#562F68`
RGB	`rgb(86, 47, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 55%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, 28.71, -26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 39.01, 317.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.353, 5.011, 13.674)`
Decimal	`5648232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562F68, 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 #562F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #562F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562f68; }
.text { color: #562f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 47 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562f68, #682f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #562F68?: #562F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #562F68?: The RGB value is 86, 47, 104: 86 red, 47 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562F68?: The complementary color is #41682F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.