What color is #563E67?

#563E67 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563E67?

The RGB value is 86, 62, 103: 86 red, 62 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563E67?

The complementary color is #4F673E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563E67 color

#563E67 rgb(86, 62, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563E67 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.3% green and 40.4% blue (86, 62, 103).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#563E67 color codes

HEX	`#563E67`
RGB	`rgb(86, 62, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.41, 19.16, -20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.41, 27.75, 313.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.008, 6.403, 13.643)`
Decimal	`5652071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563E67, 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 #563E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #563E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563e67; }
.text { color: #563e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 62 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563e67, #673e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #563E67?: #563E67 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563E67?: The RGB value is 86, 62, 103: 86 red, 62 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563E67?: The complementary color is #4F673E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.