What color is #563E54?

#563E54 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 #563E54?

The RGB value is 86, 62, 84: 86 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563E54?

The complementary color is #3E5640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563E54 color

#563E54 rgb(86, 62, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563E54 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.3% green and 32.9% blue (86, 62, 84).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#563E54 color codes

HEX	`#563E54`
RGB	`rgb(86, 62, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.57, 14.74, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.57, 17.33, 328.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.16, 6.064, 9.179)`
Decimal	`5652052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563E54, 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 #563E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #563E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563e54; }
.text { color: #563e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 62 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563e54, #563e48); }

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Questions

What color is #563E54?: #563E54 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 #563E54?: The RGB value is 86, 62, 84: 86 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563E54?: The complementary color is #3E5640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.