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#563d7e color: Loden Purple

#563d7e is rgb(86, 61, 126) in RGB and oklch(41.925% 0.10686 299.534) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

41.9%
0.107
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #563d7e

#563d7e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.88:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, 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: #563d7e mixed with white

  1. 563d7e
  2. 654f8b
  3. 756298
  4. 8574a5
  5. 9587b2
  6. a69abf
  7. b7aecb
  8. c9c2d8
  9. dad6e5
  10. edeaf2

Darker: #563d7e mixed with black

  1. 563d7e
  2. 4a346d
  3. 3e2b5c
  4. 32224c
  5. 271a3c
  6. 1c122d
  7. 120a1f
  8. 080411
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #563d7e with less saturation

  1. 563d7e
  2. 553f79
  3. 544175
  4. 534370
  5. 52456b
  6. 514666
  7. 504861
  8. 4f495c
  9. 4e4a57
  10. 4e4c52

Questions about #563d7e

What color is #563d7e?

#563d7e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Loden Purple. In RGB it is rgb(86, 61, 126), in HSL hsl(263.08, 34.76%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.925% 0.10686 299.534).

What colors go well with #563d7e?

The complementary color of #563d7e is #465400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #364887 and #6c3469. The triadic partners are #763b00 and #005d4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #563d7e?

White text reads better on #563d7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563d7e a warm or cool color?

#563d7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.107.