Color swatch image showing #563C5A with RGB(86,60,90) values

#563C5A Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #563C5A including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#563C5A Color Information

#563C5A RGB value is (86, 60, 90). The hex color red value is 86, green is 60, and blue is 90. Its HSL format shows a hue of 292°, saturation of 20 percent, and lightness of 29 percent. The CMYK process values are 4 percent, 33 percent, 0 percent, 65 percent.

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#563C5A Color Meaning

Color #563C5A signifies tropical dusk, spiked sweetness, and complex exoticism. #563C5A dark, reddish-purple is an unexpected take on the fruit, evoking its thorny crown, twilight in the tropics, and the rich, wine-like interior of an overripe specimen. Psychologically, color #563C5A is intriguing and subtly intense, promoting feelings of mysterious allure, sophisticated adventure, and a taste for the uniquely beautiful. #563C5A combines earthy warmth with cool purple depth, creating a sense of vibrant, shadowed richness. #563C5A color is both inviting and complex. Symbolically, color #563C5A represents hospitality with an edge, exotic beauty that is not easily grasped, and sweetness that carries a prickly exterior. #563C5A is the color of a luxury resort at night or a rare tropical bloom. Culturally, #563C5A moves beyond the cliché of sunny yellow, offering a more adult, moody, and design-oriented interpretation of tropical luxury. Color #563C5A provides a sophisticated, dramatic alternative for conveying warmth, uniqueness, and a depth of flavor or experience.

Color Conversion

Convert #563C5A across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#563C5A
RGB
rgb(86, 60, 90)
HSL
hsl(292°, 20%, 29%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 33%, 0%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(292°, 33%, 35%)
XYZ
7.2991 5.9483 10.4363
Yxy
5.9483 0.3082 0.2512
Hunter Lab
24.3891 0.3731 -0.2847
CIE-Lab
29.2817 17.3466 -13.4570

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red86 / 255 (34%)
34%
Green60 / 255 (24%)
24%
Blue90 / 255 (35%)
35%

CMYK Values

Cyan4 / 100 (4%)
Magenta33 / 100 (33%)
33%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)65 / 100 (65%)
65%

Color Variations

#563C5A harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#563C5A harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #563C5A for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

9.59:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

9.59:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

9.59:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #563C5A appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#563C5A

protanopia

#4b4b53

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #563C5A;

Text Color

color: #563C5A;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #563C5A;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #563C5A40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #563C5A;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #563C5A 0%, #352537 100%);

#563C5A Color FAQs

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