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#563C8F

#563c8f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#563c8f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 23.53% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.86% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 258.8°, with 40.89% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0719

Complementary

  1. #563c8f
  2. #758f3c

Split complementary

  1. #563c8f
  2. #8f7f3c
  3. #4b8f3c

Analogous

  1. #3c4b8f
  2. #563c8f
  3. #7f3c8f

Triadic

  1. #563c8f
  2. #8f563c
  3. #3c8f56

Tetradic

  1. #563c8f
  2. #8f3c75
  3. #758f3c
  4. #3c8f56

Square

  1. #563c8f
  2. #8f3c4b
  3. #758f3c
  4. #3c8f7f

Monochromatic

  1. #150f23
  2. #362559
  3. #563c8f
  4. #7a5dbb
  5. #a693d1

Shades

#563c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #563c8f
  2. #4d3681
  3. #453072
  4. #3c2a64
  5. #342456
  6. #2b1e48
  7. #221839
  8. #1a122b
  9. #110c1d
  10. #09060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#563c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #563c8f
  2. #67509a
  3. #7863a5
  4. #8977b1
  5. #9a8abc
  6. #ab9ec7
  7. #bbb1d2
  8. #ccc5dd
  9. #ddd8e9
  10. #eeecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#563c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #563c8f
  2. #5a438e
  3. #5e4a8c
  4. #63508b
  5. #675789
  6. #6b5e88
  7. #6f6586
  8. #736c85
  9. #787283
  10. #7c7982
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50466d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #114d92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a4b8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394791 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b458e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4775 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-563c8f {
  color: #563c8f;
}
Background
.bg-563c8f {
  background-color: #563c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-563c8f {
  border: 2px solid #563c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #563c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 60 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 41% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-563c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #563c8f, #7f3c8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-563c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 60 143 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.12 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 4.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.79 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.98 #a9c370 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#563c8f  rgb(86, 60, 143)  hsl(259, 41%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#758f3c  rgb(117, 143, 60)  hsl(79, 41%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#8f563c  rgb(143, 86, 60)  hsl(19, 41%, 40%)  Sienna
#3c8f56  rgb(60, 143, 86)  hsl(139, 41%, 40%)  Sea Green