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#563d98 color: Ruthless Empress

#563d98 is rgb(86, 61, 152) in RGB and oklch(43.728% 0.14247 292.128) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

43.7%
0.142
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #563d98

#563d98 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.7% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.34:1 contrast and black text 2.52:1, 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: #563d98 mixed with white

  1. 563d98
  2. 6451a3
  3. 7464ae
  4. 8376b9
  5. 9489c3
  6. a59cce
  7. b6b0d8
  8. c8c3e2
  9. dad7ec
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #563d98 mixed with black

  1. 563d98
  2. 4a3484
  3. 3e2b70
  4. 32225c
  5. 271a4a
  6. 1c1238
  7. 120a27
  8. 080417
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #563d98 with less saturation

  1. 563d98
  2. 554091
  3. 54438a
  4. 544684
  5. 53487d
  6. 534a76
  7. 524c6f
  8. 524e68
  9. 524f61
  10. 525059

Questions about #563d98

What color is #563d98?

#563d98 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(86, 61, 152), in HSL hsl(256.48, 42.72%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.728% 0.14247 292.128).

What colors go well with #563d98?

The complementary color of #563d98 is #545700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234c9f and #74307f. The triadic partners are #883400 and #00644b.

Is white or black text more readable on #563d98?

White text reads better on #563d98: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and black gives 2.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #563d98 a warm or cool color?

#563d98 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 43.7% and its chroma 0.142.