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Recognised as Colour

#563AE5

  • #563AE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#563AE5 is a blue with RGB values 86, 58, 229 and HSL 250°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#563AE5#563AE5
HEX#563AE5
RGBrgb(86, 58, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2275, 0.898
RGB percentages33.7%, 22.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(249.8, 76.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 74.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK62.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,651,173
CSS custom property--colour: #563AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A9C51A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.4Medium blue · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9Dark blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E53A
Analogous#3A73E5, #AC3AE5
Triadic#E5563A, #3AE556
Split complementary#E5AC3A, #73E53A
Tetradic#E53A73, #C9E53A, #3AE5AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EEFD
Lighter +30%#CAC1F7
Lighter +20%#A394F1
Lighter +10%#7D67EB
Darker −10%#391CD0
Darker −20%#2D16A3
Darker −30%#201076
Darker −40%#140A49
More saturated +25%#4520FF
Less saturated −25%#6956C9

Channel breakdown

R86
G58
B229
Red86 (33.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.68%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 3A · B E5

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