Palettes / Colors / #562ABA

#562ABA — Purple

#562ABA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #562ABA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#562ABA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90BB2A; it also sits naturally between #2A47BB and #9E2ABB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 16% · Blue 73%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #562ABA

.text { color: #562ABA; }
.background { background-color: #562ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #562ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 42, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 63%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #562ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 42, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #562ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 42, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#562ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#562ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #562ABA

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Tones of #562ABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90BB2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #562ABA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #562ABA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #562ABA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #562ABA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #562AB9  ·  #562ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #562ABA?

#562ABA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 86, 42, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #562ABA?

#562ABA is RGB 86, 42, 186 — HSL 258°, 63%, 45% — CMYK 54%, 77%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #562ABA?

Its complement is #90BB2A; analogous partners are #2A47BB and #9E2ABB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #562ABA for text?

White text on #562ABA has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.44:1.