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Recognised as Colour

#563DDF

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

#563DDF is a blue with RGB values 86, 61, 223 and HSL 249°, 72%, 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

#563DDF#563DDF
HEX#563DDF
RGBrgb(86, 61, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2392, 0.8745
RGB percentages33.7%, 23.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(249.3, 71.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 72.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK61.4%, 72.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,651,935
CSS custom property--colour: #563DDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A9C220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium blue · ΔE 22.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DF3D
Analogous#3D75DF, #A73DDF
Triadic#DF563D, #3DDF56
Split complementary#DFA73D, #75DF3D
Tetradic#DF3D75, #C6DF3D, #3DDFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFECFC
Lighter +30%#C8C0F5
Lighter +20%#A295ED
Lighter +10%#7C69E6
Darker −10%#3B21C8
Darker −20%#2E1A9C
Darker −30%#211370
Darker −40%#140B45
More saturated +25%#4221FB
Less saturated −25%#6A59C3

Channel breakdown

R86
G61
B223
Red86 (33.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue249.26°
Saturation (HSL)71.68%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 3D · B DF

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