What color is #565190?

#565190 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565190?

The RGB value is 86, 81, 144: 86 red, 81 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565190?

The complementary color is #8B9051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565190?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565190 color

#565190 rgb(86, 81, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565190 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31.8% green and 56.5% blue (86, 81, 144).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#565190 color codes

HEX	`#565190`
RGB	`rgb(86, 81, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, 18.4, -34.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 38.86, 298.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.813, 9.876, 27.664)`
Decimal	`5656976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565190, 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 #565190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #565190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565190; }
.text { color: #565190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 81 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565190, #765190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565190?: #565190 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565190?: The RGB value is 86, 81, 144: 86 red, 81 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565190?: The complementary color is #8B9051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565190?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.