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Recognised as Colour

#563F7C

  • #563F7C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#563F7C is a violet with RGB values 86, 63, 124 and HSL 263°, 33%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#563F7C#563F7C
HEX#563F7C
RGBrgb(86, 63, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2471, 0.4863
RGB percentages33.7%, 24.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(262.6, 32.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 49.2%, 48.6%)
CMYK30.6%, 49.2%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,652,348
CSS custom property--colour: #563F7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#A9C083

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C4B7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#314A7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4A57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 32.2Medium purple · ΔE 32.5Steel blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#657C3F
Analogous#3F477C, #743F7C
Triadic#7C563F, #3F7C56
Split complementary#7C743F, #477C3F
Tetradic#7C3F47, #657C3F, #3F7C74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB0D7
Lighter +30%#A38EC6
Lighter +20%#886CB5
Lighter +10%#6D509E
Darker −10%#3F2E5A
Darker −20%#271D38
Darker −30%#100B17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502893
Less saturated −25%#5C5665

Channel breakdown

R86
G63
B124
Red86 (33.7%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue262.62°
Saturation (HSL)32.62%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 3F · B 7C

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