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#6563CA Color

#6563CA is rgb(101, 99, 202) in RGB, hsl(241, 49%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 51%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6563CA
HEX#6563CA
RGBrgb(101, 99, 202)
HSLhsl(241, 49%, 59%)
HSVhsv(241, 51%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 51%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.155 280.9)
LABlab(46.20% 22.47 -54.40)
LCHlch(46.20% 58.86 292.44)

What #6563CA 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 #6563CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.08Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.53Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.12Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 10.05Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.52Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.51

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

#6563CA Channel Values

How #6563CA 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 101 · G 99 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 49% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 51% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6563CA 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6563CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6563CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6563CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6563CA
Complementary
#C8CA63
Analogous
#6395CA
Analogous
#9863CA
Triadic
#CA6563
Triadic
#63CA65
Split comp.
#CA9863
Split comp.
#95CA63

Tints & Shades of #6563CA

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.

Tints

#7B7AD1
#8E8DD8
#A5A4E0
#B8B7E6
#CECEEE
#E1E1F5

Shades

#4745BF
#3A38A3
#2F2E85
#26246A
#1B1A4C
#10102E

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How #6563CA 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#6563CA
Protanopia#6363CA
Protanomaly#6463CA
Deuteranopia#6464CA
Deuteranomaly#6463CA
Tritanopia#4B7777
Tritanomaly#576F9F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #6563CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6563ca: #6563CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6563CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6563ca': '#6563CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.388, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6563ca">#6563CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6563CA"

More Blue Colors

#6563CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6563CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6563CA?

#6563CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 99, 202) in RGB and hsl(241, 49%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #6563CA?

#6563CA is rgb(101, 99, 202) — red 101, green 99, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6563CA?

#6563CA converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 51%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6563CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6563CA scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6563CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6563CA 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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