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#562ECD — Purple

#562ECD is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #562ECD 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.

#562ECD 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 #A4CC2E; it also sits naturally between #2E56CC and #A42ECC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#562ECD · RGB 86, 46, 205

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Color values

HEX#562ECD
RGB86, 46, 205
HSL255°, 63%, 49%
HSV255°, 78%, 80%
CMYK58%, 78%, 0%, 20%
XYZ15.83, 8.34, 58.53
Yxy8.34, 0.1914, 0.1008
CIE-Lab34.68, 56.67, -75.24
Hunter Lab28.88, 49.65, -105.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 18% · Blue 80%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #562ECD

.text { color: #562ECD; }
.background { background-color: #562ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #562ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 46, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #562ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 46, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #562ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 46, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #562ECD

#4F2ABB#4626A6#3F2296#361D81#2F1970#26155B#1F114B#170C36#100825#070411

Tints of #562ECD

#6540D4#7250D7#8365DC#947AE1#A48FE6#B29FE9#C3B4EE#D3C9F3#E1DAF7#F2EEFB

Tones of #562ECD

#5B39C0#6145B5#6650AA#6C5B9F#726693#777288

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4CC2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.87:1 AAA
Against black text2.67:1 Fails

Best text color on #562ECD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #562ECD

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 #562ECD: ·

How #562ECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4544A7Deuteranopia · #474A9DTritanopia · #548881

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:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

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

Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Vivid Terrace
#2841A0 · #5E2FCE · #812C95 · #CD3B9F
Burning Garden
#5A7817 · #91DD4B · #5A26CC · #DACAF1
Radiant Breeze
#5E31CA · #C983DC · #D740AB · #DB4362
Tender Lagoon
#BD4824 · #27CF4F · #4F27CF · #EAC8BC
Tranquil Opal
#1D9A3B · #562DD8 · #CE4F26 · #A9E5BF

Similar colors

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

#522BD0#5E2FCE#5A26CC#5E31CA#4F27CF#562DD8#5A37D2#5526C5#4F38D0#5C2FC2#5F2AD5#5731DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #562ECC  ·  #562ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #562ECD?

#562ECD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 86, 46, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #562ECD?

#562ECD is RGB 86, 46, 205 — HSL 255°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 58%, 78%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #562ECD?

Its complement is #A4CC2E; analogous partners are #2E56CC and #A42ECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #562ECD for text?

White text on #562ECD has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.67:1.