What color is #565884?

#565884 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565884?

The RGB value is 86, 88, 132: 86 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565884?

The complementary color is #848256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565884 color

#565884 rgb(86, 88, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565884 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 34.5% green and 51.8% blue (86, 88, 132).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#565884 color codes

HEX	`#565884`
RGB	`rgb(86, 88, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 34.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 10.43, -24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 26.95, 292.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.491, 10.623, 23.27)`
Decimal	`5658756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565884, 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 #565884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #565884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565884; }
.text { color: #565884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 88 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565884, #6b5684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565884?: #565884 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565884?: The RGB value is 86, 88, 132: 86 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565884?: The complementary color is #848256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.