What color is #563468?

#563468 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563468?

The RGB value is 86, 52, 104: 86 red, 52 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563468?

The complementary color is #466834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563468 color

#563468 rgb(86, 52, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563468 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 20.4% green and 40.8% blue (86, 52, 104).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#563468 color codes

HEX	`#563468`
RGB	`rgb(86, 52, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 20.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 50%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, 25.68, -24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 35.55, 316.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.564, 5.434, 13.744)`
Decimal	`5649512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563468, 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 #563468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #563468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563468; }
.text { color: #563468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 52 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563468, #683460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #563468?: #563468 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563468?: The RGB value is 86, 52, 104: 86 red, 52 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563468?: The complementary color is #466834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.