What color is #565680?

#565680 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565680?

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

What is the complementary color of #565680?

The complementary color is #808056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565680?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565680 color

#565680 rgb(86, 86, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565680 is a grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#565680 color codes

HEX	`#565680`
RGB	`rgb(86, 86, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 33.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.19, 10.55, -23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.19, 25.84, 294.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.061, 10.192, 21.802)`
Decimal	`5658240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565680, 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 #565680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #565680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565680; }
.text { color: #565680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 86 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565680, #6b5680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565680?: #565680 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565680?: The RGB value is 86, 86, 128: 86 red, 86 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565680?: The complementary color is #808056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565680?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.