What color is #563352?

#563352 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563352?

The RGB value is 86, 51, 82: 86 red, 51 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563352?

The complementary color is #335637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563352 color

#563352 rgb(86, 51, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563352 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20% green and 32.2% blue (86, 51, 82).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#563352 color codes

HEX	`#563352`
RGB	`rgb(86, 51, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, 21.28, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 24.59, 329.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.544, 4.956, 8.593)`
Decimal	`5649234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563352, 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 #563352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #563352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563352; }
.text { color: #563352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 51 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563352, #563341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #563352?: #563352 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563352?: The RGB value is 86, 51, 82: 86 red, 51 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563352?: The complementary color is #335637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.