What color is #56557F?

#56557F 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 #56557F?

The RGB value is 86, 85, 127: 86 red, 85 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56557F?

The complementary color is #7E7F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56557F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56557F color

#56557F rgb(86, 85, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #56557F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 33.3% green and 49.8% blue (86, 85, 127).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#56557F color codes

HEX	`#56557F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 85, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 33%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, 10.9, -23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 25.89, 294.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.916, 10.007, 21.431)`
Decimal	`5657983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56557F, 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 #56557F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56557F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #56557F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56557f; }
.text { color: #56557f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56557f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 85 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56557f, #6b557f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #56557F?: #56557F 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 #56557F?: The RGB value is 86, 85, 127: 86 red, 85 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56557F?: The complementary color is #7E7F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56557F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.