What color is #563A72?

#563A72 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563A72?

The RGB value is 86, 58, 114: 86 red, 58 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563A72?

The complementary color is #56723A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563A72 color

#563A72 rgb(86, 58, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563A72 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 22.7% green and 44.7% blue (86, 58, 114).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#563A72 color codes

HEX	`#563A72`
RGB	`rgb(86, 58, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 22.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 49%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 49%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, 24.5, -27.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 37.03, 311.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.387, 6.22, 16.675)`
Decimal	`5651058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563A72, 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 #563A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #563A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563a72; }
.text { color: #563a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 58 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563a72, #723a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #563A72?: #563A72 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563A72?: The RGB value is 86, 58, 114: 86 red, 58 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563A72?: The complementary color is #56723A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.