English Violet (#563C5C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.56:1 — vs black: 2.20:1

Color values

  • HEX #563C5C
  • RGB rgb(86, 60, 92)
  • HSL hsl(288, 34%, 36%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 6.52, 34.78, 0, 63.92 )

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #563C5C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

English Violet
#563C5C Base
#425C3C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

English Violet
#563C5C Base
#463C5C
#5C3C52
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

English Violet
#563C5C Base
#5C563C
#3C5C56
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

English Violet
#563C5C Base
#525C3C
#3C5C46
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

English Violet
#563C5C Base
#5C463C
#425C3C
#3C525C
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

English Violet
#563C5C Base
#0E0A0F
#2B1E2E
#3F2C43
#6D4C75
#815A8A
#A683AE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of English Violet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0A0F
#1D141F
#2B1E2E
#39283D
#48324D
English Violet #563C5C Base
#7C5684
#9D77A6
#BA9FC0
#D7C7DB
#F4F0F5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #563C5C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #563C5C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #563C5C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #563C5C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #563C5C,
        #487C3C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #563C5C,
        #487C3C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$english-violet: #563C5C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$english-violet-r: 86;
$english-violet-g: 60;
$english-violet-b: 92;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $english-violet;
    color: rgba($english-violet-r, $english-violet-g, $english-violet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How English Violet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #563C5C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #45455C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3F3F5C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #524141 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #454545 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to English Violet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

English Violet #563C5C Base
Dark Byzantium #5D3954 ΔE 3.92
Japanese Violet #5B3256 ΔE 4.35
Halayà úbe #663854 ΔE 6.31
Eggplant #614051 ΔE 6.60

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.