What color is #573863?

#573863 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573863?

The RGB value is 87, 56, 99: 87 red, 56 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573863?

The complementary color is #446338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573863 color

#573863 rgb(87, 56, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573863 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22% green and 38.8% blue (87, 56, 99).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#573863 color codes

HEX	`#573863`
RGB	`rgb(87, 56, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 43%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 22.33, -20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 29.98, 318.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.596, 5.756, 12.513)`
Decimal	`5716067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573863, 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 #573863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #573863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573863; }
.text { color: #573863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 56 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573863, #63385a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #573863?: #573863 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573863?: The RGB value is 87, 56, 99: 87 red, 56 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573863?: The complementary color is #446338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.