English Violet (#563C5C)

The hex code for English Violet is #563C5C. It is rgb(86, 60, 92) in RGB, hsl(289, 21%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK — a dark purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#563C5C

RGBrgb(86, 60, 92)

HSLhsl(289, 21%, 30%)

HSVhsv(289, 35%, 36%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.062 319.9)

LABlab(29.31% 16.51 -14.56)

LCHlch(29.31% 22.01 318.58)

Colors Closest to English Violet

English Violet is a registered color name, also listed as Old Heliotrope. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 6.06 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 7.26 Eggplant#614051ΔE 10.64 Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 11.99 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 12.76 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 13.81

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#563C5C Channel Values

How English Violet breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 86 · G 60 · B 92	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 21% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 35% · V 36%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 64%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.56:1 vs white · 2.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a English Violet background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With English Violet

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite English Violet; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of English Violet

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How English Violet Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#563C5C

Protanopia#41415C

Protanomaly#4A3F5C

Deuteranopia#46465B

Deuteranomaly#4D425C

Tritanopia#524141

Tritanomaly#543F4D

Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #563C5C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--english-violet: #563C5C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #563C5C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'english-violet': '#563C5C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.235, blue: 0.361)

Android XML<color name="english_violet">#563C5C</color>

SVG fillfill="#563C5C"

More Purple Colors

English Violet sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

58427c 541490 590080 5218fa 59168b 512888 592d86 50289f 5b0a91 4d179a 5c1e7b 4c2882 6600ff 722598 8900eb 9900ff a385e0 b57edc c94dff d6cadd e9d4ff 150024 301849 410070

#563C5C Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for English Violet?

The hex code for English Violet is #563C5C. That is rgb(86, 60, 92) in RGB, hsl(289, 21%, 30%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #563C5C?

#563C5C is rgb(86, 60, 92) — red 86, green 60, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #563C5C?

#563C5C converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #563C5C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #563C5C scores 9.56:1 against white and 2.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #563C5C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #563C5C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 26.7, which is a different colour altogether.

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