What color is #563B56?

#563B56 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563B56?

The RGB value is 86, 59, 86: 86 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563B56?

The complementary color is #3B563B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563B56 color

#563B56 rgb(86, 59, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563B56 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 23.1% green and 33.7% blue (86, 59, 86).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#563B56 color codes

HEX	`#563B56`
RGB	`rgb(86, 59, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 23.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, 17.09, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 20.61, 326.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.081, 5.778, 9.545)`
Decimal	`5651286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563B56, 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 #563B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #563B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563b56; }
.text { color: #563b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 59 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563b56, #563b49); }

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Questions

What color is #563B56?: #563B56 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563B56?: The RGB value is 86, 59, 86: 86 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563B56?: The complementary color is #3B563B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.