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#563b95 color: Ruthless Empress

#563b95 is rgb(86, 59, 149) in RGB and oklch(43.168% 0.14143 293.412) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

43.2%
0.141
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #563b95

#563b95 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.2% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.55:1 contrast and black text 2.46:1, 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: #563b95 mixed with white

  1. 563b95
  2. 654fa0
  3. 7462ac
  4. 8475b7
  5. 9488c1
  6. a59bcc
  7. b6afd7
  8. c8c3e1
  9. dad6eb
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #563b95 mixed with black

  1. 563b95
  2. 4a3281
  3. 3e296d
  4. 32215a
  5. 271948
  6. 1c1137
  7. 120926
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #563b95 with less saturation

  1. 563b95
  2. 553e8e
  3. 544188
  4. 534481
  5. 53467a
  6. 524874
  7. 514a6d
  8. 514c66
  9. 514e5f
  10. 504f58

Questions about #563b95

What color is #563b95?

#563b95 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(86, 59, 149), in HSL hsl(258, 43.27%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.168% 0.14143 293.412).

What colors go well with #563b95?

The complementary color of #563b95 is #515600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #254a9d and #742e7c. The triadic partners are #853500 and #00624b.

Is white or black text more readable on #563b95?

White text reads better on #563b95: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and black gives 2.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563b95 a warm or cool color?

#563b95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 43.2% and its chroma 0.141.