What color is #565379?

#565379 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565379?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 121: 86 red, 83 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565379?

The complementary color is #767953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565379?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565379 color

#565379 rgb(86, 83, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565379 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 47.5% blue (86, 83, 121).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#565379 color codes

HEX	`#565379`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, 10.5, -21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 23.57, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.381, 9.545, 19.381)`
Decimal	`5657465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565379, 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 #565379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #565379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565379; }
.text { color: #565379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565379, #695379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565379?: #565379 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565379?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 121: 86 red, 83 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565379?: The complementary color is #767953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565379?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.