What color is #56315E?

#56315E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56315E?

The RGB value is 86, 49, 94: 86 red, 49 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56315E?

The complementary color is #395E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56315E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56315E color

#56315E rgb(86, 49, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56315E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 19.2% green and 36.9% blue (86, 49, 94).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#56315E color codes

HEX	`#56315E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 49, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 19.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 48%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 25.15, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 32.17, 321.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.956, 4.983, 11.183)`
Decimal	`5648734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56315E, 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 #56315E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56315E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #56315E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56315e; }
.text { color: #56315e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56315e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 49 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56315e, #5e3150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #56315E?: #56315E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56315E?: The RGB value is 86, 49, 94: 86 red, 49 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56315E?: The complementary color is #395E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56315E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.