What color is #563671?

#563671 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 #563671?

The RGB value is 86, 54, 113: 86 red, 54 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563671?

The complementary color is #517136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563671 color

#563671 rgb(86, 54, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563671 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 21.2% green and 44.3% blue (86, 54, 113).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#563671 color codes

HEX	`#563671`
RGB	`rgb(86, 54, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 21.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 52%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 52%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.93, 26.72, -28.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.93, 39.26, 312.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.137, 5.809, 16.312)`
Decimal	`5650033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563671, 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 #563671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #563671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563671; }
.text { color: #563671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 54 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563671, #71366e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #563671?: #563671 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 #563671?: The RGB value is 86, 54, 113: 86 red, 54 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563671?: The complementary color is #517136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.