What color is #565571?

#565571 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565571?

The RGB value is 86, 85, 113: 86 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565571?

The complementary color is #707155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565571 color

#565571 rgb(86, 85, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565571 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.3% green and 44.3% blue (86, 85, 113).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#565571 color codes

HEX	`#565571`
RGB	`rgb(86, 85, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, 7.08, -15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 17.32, 294.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.066, 9.668, 16.955)`
Decimal	`5657969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565571, 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 #565571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#565571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #565571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565571; }
.text { color: #565571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 85 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565571, #645571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #565571?: #565571 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565571?: The RGB value is 86, 85, 113: 86 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565571?: The complementary color is #707155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.