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#563CBE Color

#563CBE is rgb(86, 60, 190) in RGB, hsl(252, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 68%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#563CBE
HEX#563CBE
RGBrgb(86, 60, 190)
HSLhsl(252, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(252, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 68%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.192 285.4)
LABlab(34.87% 38.22 -65.85)
LCHlch(34.87% 76.14 300.13)

What #563CBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #563CBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#563CBE Channel Values

How #563CBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 60 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.54:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #563CBE 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 text7.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #563CBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #563CBE; 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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Tints & Shades of #563CBE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #563CBE.

How #563CBE 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#563CBE
Protanopia#4141BE
Protanomaly#4A3FBE
Deuteranopia#4646BE
Deuteranomaly#4D42BE
Tritanopia#335B5B
Tritanomaly#44508E
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #563CBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-563cbe: #563CBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #563CBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-563cbe': '#563CBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.235, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_563cbe">#563CBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#563CBE"

More Blue Colors

#563CBE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#563CBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #563CBE?

#563CBE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(86, 60, 190) in RGB and hsl(252, 52%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #563CBE?

#563CBE is rgb(86, 60, 190) — red 86, green 60, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #563CBE?

#563CBE converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 68%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #563CBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #563CBE scores 7.54:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #563CBE 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.78, which is visibly different.

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