What color is #56537D?

#56537D 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 #56537D?

The RGB value is 86, 83, 125: 86 red, 83 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56537D?

The complementary color is #7A7D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56537D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56537D color

#56537D rgb(86, 83, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #56537D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.5% green and 49% blue (86, 83, 125).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#56537D color codes

HEX	`#56537D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 83, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 34%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.2, 11.61, -23.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.2, 26.01, 296.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.632, 9.645, 20.7)`
Decimal	`5657469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56537D, 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 #56537D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56537D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #56537D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56537d; }
.text { color: #56537d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56537d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 83 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56537d, #6b537d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #56537D?: #56537D 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 #56537D?: The RGB value is 86, 83, 125: 86 red, 83 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56537D?: The complementary color is #7A7D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56537D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.