What color is #564361?

#564361 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564361?

The RGB value is 86, 67, 97: 86 red, 67 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564361?

The complementary color is #4E6143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564361 color

#564361 rgb(86, 67, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #564361 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 26.3% green and 38% blue (86, 67, 97).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#564361 color codes

HEX	`#564361`
RGB	`rgb(86, 67, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 26.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 31%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.48, 14.5, -14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.48, 20.57, 314.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.002, 6.856, 12.209)`
Decimal	`5653345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564361, 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 #564361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #564361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564361; }
.text { color: #564361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 67 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564361, #61435d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #564361?: #564361 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564361?: The RGB value is 86, 67, 97: 86 red, 67 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564361?: The complementary color is #4E6143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.