What color is #563F78?

#563F78 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #563F78?

The RGB value is 86, 63, 120: 86 red, 63 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #563F78?

The complementary color is #61783F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #563F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#563F78 color

#563F78 rgb(86, 63, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #563F78 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 24.7% green and 47.1% blue (86, 63, 120).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#563F78 color codes

HEX	`#563F78`
RGB	`rgb(86, 63, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 24.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 48%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 48%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.55, 22.96, -29.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.55, 37.01, 308.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.005, 6.889, 18.621)`
Decimal	`5652344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #563F78, 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 #563F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#563F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #563F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #563f78; }
.text { color: #563f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #563f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 63 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #563f78, #723f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #563F78?: #563F78 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #563F78?: The RGB value is 86, 63, 120: 86 red, 63 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #563F78?: The complementary color is #61783F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #563F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.