What color is #56516C?

#56516C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56516C?

The RGB value is 86, 81, 108: 86 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56516C?

The complementary color is #676C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56516C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56516C color

#56516C rgb(86, 81, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #56516C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.8% green and 42.4% blue (86, 81, 108).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#56516C color codes

HEX	`#56516C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 81, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.88, 8.31, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.88, 16.96, 299.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.486, 8.946, 15.411)`
Decimal	`5656940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56516C, 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 #56516C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56516C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #56516C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56516c; }
.text { color: #56516c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56516c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 81 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56516c, #64516c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #56516C?: #56516C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56516C?: The RGB value is 86, 81, 108: 86 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56516C?: The complementary color is #676C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56516C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.