What color is #563B59?

#563B59 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 #563B59?

The RGB value is 86, 59, 89: 86 red, 59 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563B59?

The complementary color is #3E593B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563B59 color

#563B59 rgb(86, 59, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563B59 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 23.1% green and 34.9% blue (86, 59, 89).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#563B59 color codes

HEX	`#563B59`
RGB	`rgb(86, 59, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 23.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.97, 17.75, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.97, 22.17, 323.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.205, 5.828, 10.195)`
Decimal	`5651289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563B59, 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 #563B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #563B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563b59; }
.text { color: #563b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 59 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563b59, #593b4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #563B59?: #563B59 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 #563B59?: The RGB value is 86, 59, 89: 86 red, 59 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563B59?: The complementary color is #3E593B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.