What color is #563D57?

#563D57 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 #563D57?

The RGB value is 86, 61, 87: 86 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563D57?

The complementary color is #3E573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563D57 color

#563D57 rgb(86, 61, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563D57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 23.9% green and 34.1% blue (86, 61, 87).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#563D57 color codes

HEX	`#563D57`
RGB	`rgb(86, 61, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 23.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, 16.03, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 19.61, 324.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.227, 6.004, 9.793)`
Decimal	`5651799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563D57, 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 #563D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #563D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563d57; }
.text { color: #563d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 61 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563d57, #573d4b); }

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Questions

What color is #563D57?: #563D57 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 #563D57?: The RGB value is 86, 61, 87: 86 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563D57?: The complementary color is #3E573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.