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#563a97 color: Ruthless Empress

#563a97 is rgb(86, 58, 151) in RGB and oklch(43.153% 0.14554 293.201) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

43.2%
0.146
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #563a97

#563a97 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.2% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.58:1 contrast and black text 2.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #563a97 mixed with white

  1. 563a97
  2. 644ea2
  3. 7461ad
  4. 8375b8
  5. 9488c3
  6. a59bcd
  7. b6afd8
  8. c8c2e2
  9. dad6ec
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #563a97 mixed with black

  1. 563a97
  2. 4a3183
  3. 3e286f
  4. 32205c
  5. 271849
  6. 1c1037
  7. 120926
  8. 080417
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #563a97 with less saturation

  1. 563a97
  2. 553e90
  3. 544189
  4. 534382
  5. 53467c
  6. 524875
  7. 514a6d
  8. 514c66
  9. 514d5f
  10. 504f58

Questions about #563a97

What color is #563a97?

#563a97 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(86, 58, 151), in HSL hsl(258.06, 44.5%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.153% 0.14554 293.201).

What colors go well with #563a97?

The complementary color of #563a97 is #515600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234a9f and #742c7d. The triadic partners are #853400 and #00624b.

Is white or black text more readable on #563a97?

White text reads better on #563a97: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and black gives 2.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563a97 a warm or cool color?

#563a97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 43.2% and its chroma 0.146.