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#563b90 color: Ruthless Empress

#563b90 is rgb(86, 59, 144) in RGB and oklch(42.801% 0.13477 294.687) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

42.8%
0.135
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #563b90

#563b90 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.8% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.66:1 contrast and black text 2.42:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #563b90 mixed with white

  1. 563b90
  2. 654e9c
  3. 7462a7
  4. 8475b3
  5. 9488be
  6. a59bc9
  7. b6aed4
  8. c8c2df
  9. dad6ea
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #563b90 mixed with black

  1. 563b90
  2. 4a327d
  3. 3e296a
  4. 322157
  5. 271945
  6. 1c1134
  7. 120924
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #563b90 with less saturation

  1. 563b90
  2. 553e8a
  3. 544183
  4. 53437d
  5. 524677
  6. 524870
  7. 51496a
  8. 504b63
  9. 504d5d
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #563b90

What color is #563b90?

#563b90 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(86, 59, 144), in HSL hsl(259.06, 41.87%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.801% 0.13477 294.687).

What colors go well with #563b90?

The complementary color of #563b90 is #4f5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #294998 and #722f77. The triadic partners are #823500 and #00614c.

Is white or black text more readable on #563b90?

White text reads better on #563b90: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563b90 a warm or cool color?

#563b90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 42.8% and its chroma 0.135.