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#563c7e color: Loden Purple

#563c7e is rgb(86, 60, 126) in RGB and oklch(41.742% 0.10858 299.905) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

41.7%
0.109
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #563c7e

#563c7e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.96:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Loden Purple (#553a76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #563c7e mixed with white

  1. 563c7e
  2. 654e8b
  3. 756198
  4. 8574a5
  5. 9587b2
  6. a69abf
  7. b7aecb
  8. c9c1d8
  9. dad6e5
  10. edeaf2

Darker: #563c7e mixed with black

  1. 563c7e
  2. 4a336d
  3. 3e2a5c
  4. 32214c
  5. 27193c
  6. 1c112d
  7. 120a1f
  8. 080411
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #563c7e with less saturation

  1. 563c7e
  2. 553e79
  3. 544074
  4. 534270
  5. 52446b
  6. 514666
  7. 504761
  8. 4f495c
  9. 4e4a57
  10. 4d4b52

Questions about #563c7e

What color is #563c7e?

#563c7e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Loden Purple. In RGB it is rgb(86, 60, 126), in HSL hsl(263.64, 35.48%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.742% 0.10858 299.905).

What colors go well with #563c7e?

The complementary color of #563c7e is #455400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #364787 and #6c3368. The triadic partners are #763a00 and #005d4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #563c7e?

White text reads better on #563c7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563c7e a warm or cool color?

#563c7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 41.7% and its chroma 0.109.