Digital swatch #563C5C 86 · 60 · 92

Dark Grayish Purple

English violet

English violeten

English violet is the English color name catalogued for #563C5C (RGB 86, 60, 92), a dark grayish purple. Its closest named colors in other languages are 丁香紫 (Chinese) and なす紺 (Japanese).

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ΔE = Lab distance from #563C5C
Chinese 丁香紫 #503A65 · ΔE 7.3 French Violet d'évêque #723E64 · ΔE 11.7 English Dark byzantium #5D3954 · ΔE 5.7 Italian Blu di Prussia #003153 · ΔE 23.2 Spanish Índigo #213C6E · ΔE 20.4 Portuguese Independência #4C516D · ΔE 14.1 Japanese なす紺 #47384F · ΔE 7.7
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