What color is #565480?

#565480 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 #565480?

The RGB value is 86, 84, 128: 86 red, 84 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565480?

The complementary color is #7E8054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565480?

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.

#565480 color

#565480 rgb(86, 84, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565480 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 32.9% green and 50.2% blue (86, 84, 128).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#565480 color codes

HEX	`#565480`
RGB	`rgb(86, 84, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 32.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 34%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, 11.82, -24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 27.17, 295.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.903, 9.877, 21.75)`
Decimal	`5657728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565480, 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 #565480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565480 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 #565480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565480; }
.text { color: #565480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 84 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565480, #6c5480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565480?: #565480 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 #565480?: The RGB value is 86, 84, 128: 86 red, 84 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565480?: The complementary color is #7E8054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565480?: 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.