What color is #563147?

#563147 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563147?

The RGB value is 86, 49, 71: 86 red, 49 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563147?

The complementary color is #315640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563147 color

#563147 rgb(86, 49, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563147 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 19.2% green and 27.8% blue (86, 49, 71).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#563147 color codes

HEX	`#563147`
RGB	`rgb(86, 49, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 19.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, 20.35, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 21.36, 342.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.073, 4.63, 6.534)`
Decimal	`5648711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563147, 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 #563147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #563147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563147; }
.text { color: #563147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 49 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563147, #563134); }

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Questions

What color is #563147?: #563147 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563147?: The RGB value is 86, 49, 71: 86 red, 49 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563147?: The complementary color is #315640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.