What color is #562F87?

#562F87 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 #562F87?

The RGB value is 86, 47, 135: 86 red, 47 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #562F87?

The complementary color is #60872F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #562F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#562F87 color

#562F87 rgb(86, 47, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #562F87 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 18.4% green and 52.9% blue (86, 47, 135).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 48% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Night Fever (#572E89), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#562F87 color codes

HEX	`#562F87`
RGB	`rgb(86, 47, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 18.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 48%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 65%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 65%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.8, 36.69, -42.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.8, 56.37, 310.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.226, 5.761, 23.543)`
Decimal	`5648263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #562F87, 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 #562F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#562F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #562F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #562f87; }
.text { color: #562f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #562f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 47 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #562f87, #822f87); }

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Questions

What color is #562F87?: #562F87 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 #562F87?: The RGB value is 86, 47, 135: 86 red, 47 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #562F87?: The complementary color is #60872F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #562F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.