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Recognised as Colour

#563B61

  • #563B61
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#563B61 is a violet with RGB values 86, 59, 97 and HSL 283°, 24%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#563B61#563B61
HEX#563B61
RGBrgb(86, 59, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2314, 0.3804
RGB percentages33.7%, 23.1%, 38%
HSLhsl(282.6, 24.4%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 39.2%, 38%)
CMYK11.3%, 39.2%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,651,297
CSS custom property--colour: #563B61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#A9C49E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354362no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4660no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#564049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.4Light slate grey · ΔE 35.1Gray · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46613B
Analogous#433B61, #613B59
Triadic#61563B, #3B6156
Split complementary#59613B, #3B6143
Tetradic#61433B, #46613B, #3B5961

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCA2C6
Lighter +30%#A582B3
Lighter +20%#8E62A0
Lighter +10%#724E81
Darker −10%#3A2841
Darker −20%#1E1422
Darker −30%#020102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2875
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R86
G59
B97
Red86 (33.7%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue282.63°
Saturation (HSL)24.36%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 3B · B 61

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