What color is #564F88?

#564F88 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564F88?

The RGB value is 86, 79, 136: 86 red, 79 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564F88?

The complementary color is #81884F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564F88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564F88 color

#564F88 rgb(86, 79, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #564F88 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31% green and 53.3% blue (86, 79, 136).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#564F88 color codes

HEX	`#564F88`
RGB	`rgb(86, 79, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, 17.31, -30.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 35.41, 299.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.076, 9.348, 24.508)`
Decimal	`5656456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564F88, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #564F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #564F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564f88; }
.text { color: #564f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 79 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564f88, #724f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #564F88?: #564F88 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564F88?: The RGB value is 86, 79, 136: 86 red, 79 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564F88?: The complementary color is #81884F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564F88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.