What color is #563B65?

#563B65 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 #563B65?

The RGB value is 86, 59, 101: 86 red, 59 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563B65?

The complementary color is #4A653B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563B65 color

#563B65 rgb(86, 59, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563B65 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 23.1% green and 39.6% blue (86, 59, 101).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 9.51:1).

#563B65 color codes

HEX	`#563B65`
RGB	`rgb(86, 59, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 23.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, 20.58, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 28.8, 315.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.75, 6.046, 13.068)`
Decimal	`5651301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563B65, 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 #563B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #563B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563b65; }
.text { color: #563b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 59 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563b65, #653b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #563B65?: #563B65 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 #563B65?: The RGB value is 86, 59, 101: 86 red, 59 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563B65?: The complementary color is #4A653B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.