What color is #563B64?

#563B64 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563B64?

The RGB value is 86, 59, 100: 86 red, 59 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563B64?

The complementary color is #49643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563B64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563B64 color

#563B64 rgb(86, 59, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563B64 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 23.1% green and 39.2% blue (86, 59, 100).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#563B64 color codes

HEX	`#563B64`
RGB	`rgb(86, 59, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 23.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.48, 20.33, -19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.48, 28.23, 316.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.702, 6.027, 12.812)`
Decimal	`5651300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563B64, 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 #563B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #563B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563b64; }
.text { color: #563b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 59 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563b64, #643b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #563B64?: #563B64 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563B64?: The RGB value is 86, 59, 100: 86 red, 59 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563B64?: The complementary color is #49643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563B64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.