What color is #565074?

#565074 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565074?

The RGB value is 86, 80, 116: 86 red, 80 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565074?

The complementary color is #6E7450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565074 color

#565074 rgb(86, 80, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565074 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.4% green and 45.5% blue (86, 80, 116).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#565074 color codes

HEX	`#565074`
RGB	`rgb(86, 80, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, 11.04, -19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 22.56, 299.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.858, 8.977, 17.733)`
Decimal	`5656692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565074, 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 #565074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #565074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565074; }
.text { color: #565074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 80 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565074, #685074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565074?: #565074 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565074?: The RGB value is 86, 80, 116: 86 red, 80 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565074?: The complementary color is #6E7450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.