What color is #563F60?

#563F60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563F60?

The RGB value is 86, 63, 96: 86 red, 63 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563F60?

The complementary color is #49603F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563F60 color

#563F60 rgb(86, 63, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563F60 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.7% green and 37.6% blue (86, 63, 96).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#563F60 color codes

HEX	`#563F60`
RGB	`rgb(86, 63, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 34%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.35, 16.82, -15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.35, 23, 317.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.726, 6.378, 11.888)`
Decimal	`5652320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563F60, 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 #563F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #563F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563f60; }
.text { color: #563f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 63 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563f60, #603f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #563F60?: #563F60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563F60?: The RGB value is 86, 63, 96: 86 red, 63 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563F60?: The complementary color is #49603F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.