What color is #565880?

#565880 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565880?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 128: 86 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565880?

The complementary color is #807E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565880 color

#565880 rgb(86, 88, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565880 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 50.2% blue (86, 88, 128).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#565880 color codes

HEX	`#565880`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 9.29, -22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 24.53, 292.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.223, 10.516, 21.856)`
Decimal	`5658752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565880, 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 #565880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #565880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565880; }
.text { color: #565880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565880, #695680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565880?: #565880 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565880?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 128: 86 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565880?: The complementary color is #807E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.