What color is #563A59?

#563A59 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563A59?

The RGB value is 86, 58, 89: 86 red, 58 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563A59?

The complementary color is #3D593A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563A59 color

#563A59 rgb(86, 58, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563A59 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.7% green and 34.9% blue (86, 58, 89).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#563A59 color codes

HEX	`#563A59`
RGB	`rgb(86, 58, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 35%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, 18.39, -13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 22.92, 323.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.154, 5.726, 10.178)`
Decimal	`5651033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563A59, 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 #563A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #563A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563a59; }
.text { color: #563a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 58 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563a59, #593a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #563A59?: #563A59 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563A59?: The RGB value is 86, 58, 89: 86 red, 58 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563A59?: The complementary color is #3D593A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.