Colour

#563B9C

#563B9C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#563B9C is a violet with RGB values 86, 59, 156 and HSL 257°, 45%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#563B9C

RGBrgb(86, 59, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2314, 0.6118

RGB percentages33.7%, 23.1%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(256.7, 45.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 62.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK44.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,651,356

CSS custom property--colour: #563B9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#A9C463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004F9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#425166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 12 Slate blue · ΔE 15.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#819C3B

Analogous#3B509C, #873B9C

Triadic#9C563B, #3B9C56

Split complementary#9C873B, #519C3B

Tetradic#9C3B51, #819C3B, #3B9C87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C8BDE6

Lighter +30%#AA98D8

Lighter +20%#8B73CA

Lighter +10%#6D4EBC

Darker −10%#422D77

Darker −20%#2D1F52

Darker −30%#19112D

Darker −40%#040308

More saturated +25%#4A20B7

Less saturated −25%#625681

Channel breakdown

R86

G59

B156

Red86 (33.7%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue256.7°

Saturation (HSL)45.12%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 3B · B 9C

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Colour values

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