What color is #56436A?

#56436A 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 #56436A?

The RGB value is 86, 67, 106: 86 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56436A?

The complementary color is #576A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56436A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56436A color

#56436A rgb(86, 67, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #56436A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 26.3% green and 41.6% blue (86, 67, 106).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#56436A color codes

HEX	`#56436A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 67, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 26.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, 16.73, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 25.83, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.446, 7.033, 14.546)`
Decimal	`5653354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56436A, 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 #56436A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56436A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #56436A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56436a; }
.text { color: #56436a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56436a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 67 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56436a, #6a436a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56436A?: #56436A 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 #56436A?: The RGB value is 86, 67, 106: 86 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56436A?: The complementary color is #576A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56436A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.