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#562AEA — Vivid Blue

#562AEA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #562AEA 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.

#562AEA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #BDEA2A; it also sits naturally between #2A5DEA and #B72AEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#562AEA · RGB 86, 42, 234

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Color values

HEX#562AEA
RGB86, 42, 234
HSL254°, 82%, 54%
HSV254°, 82%, 92%
CMYK63%, 82%, 0%, 8%
XYZ19.52, 9.57, 78.66
Yxy9.57, 0.1811, 0.0889
CIE-Lab37.07, 66.24, -87.96
Hunter Lab30.94, 61.04, -135.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 16% · Blue 92%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #562AEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #562AEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #562AEA

.text { color: #562AEA; }
.background { background-color: #562AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #562AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 42, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #562AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 42, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #562AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 42, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #562AEA

#4616E3#3F14CC#3812B5#31109E#2A0D87#220B6F#1B0958#140641#0D042A#060213

Tints of #562AEA

#653CEC#744FEE#8666F0#9578F2#A38BF4#B29EF5#C1B0F7#D3C7F9#E2DAFB#F0ECFD

Tones of #562AEA

#5E38DC#6544CF#6C53C1#7461B3#7B6FA5#827C98

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDEA2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.20:1 AAA
Against black text2.91:1 Fails

Best text color on #562AEA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #562AEA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #562AEA: ·

How #562AEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4343BCDeuteranopia · #4649B0Tritanopia · #54978F

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:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDMaterial Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Modern Ruby Garden
#96B71F · #9BE14C · #5731DC · #A09DE7
Velvet Orchard
#2C101C · #37FC7E · #517FF8 · #5F24F6
Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Electric Twilight
#4D23DE · #420F55 · #C532A3 · #B12248
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC

Similar colors

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

#5835EE#5731DC#5F24F6#5E24DD#4D23DE#5629FB#482FE1#4D1CE5#4B25DD#562DD8#482FF7#4935DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #562AE9  ·  #562AEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #562AEA?

#562AEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 86, 42, 234). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #562AEA?

#562AEA is RGB 86, 42, 234 — HSL 254°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 63%, 82%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #562AEA?

Its complement is #BDEA2A; analogous partners are #2A5DEA and #B72AEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #562AEA for text?

White text on #562AEA has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.91:1.