What color is #563F62?

#563F62 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 #563F62?

The RGB value is 86, 63, 98: 86 red, 63 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563F62?

The complementary color is #4B623F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563F62 color

#563F62 rgb(86, 63, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563F62 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.7% green and 38.4% blue (86, 63, 98).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#563F62 color codes

HEX	`#563F62`
RGB	`rgb(86, 63, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.44, 17.3, -16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.44, 24.13, 315.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.82, 6.415, 12.379)`
Decimal	`5652322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563F62, 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 #563F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #563F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563f62; }
.text { color: #563f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 63 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563f62, #623f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #563F62?: #563F62 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 #563F62?: The RGB value is 86, 63, 98: 86 red, 63 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563F62?: The complementary color is #4B623F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.