What color is #56557C?

#56557C 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 #56557C?

The RGB value is 86, 85, 124: 86 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56557C?

The complementary color is #7B7C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56557C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56557C color

#56557C rgb(86, 85, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #56557C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.3% green and 48.6% blue (86, 85, 124).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#56557C color codes

HEX	`#56557C`
RGB	`rgb(86, 85, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 10.06, -21.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 24.06, 294.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.723, 9.93, 20.417)`
Decimal	`5657980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56557C, 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 #56557C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#56557C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #56557C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56557c; }
.text { color: #56557c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56557c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 85 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56557c, #6a557c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #56557C?: #56557C 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 #56557C?: The RGB value is 86, 85, 124: 86 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56557C?: The complementary color is #7B7C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56557C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.