What color is #565A93?

#565A93 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565A93?

The RGB value is 86, 90, 147: 86 red, 90 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565A93?

The complementary color is #938F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565A93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565A93 color

#565A93 rgb(86, 90, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565A93 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.3% green and 57.6% blue (86, 90, 147).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#565A93 color codes

HEX	`#565A93`
RGB	`rgb(86, 90, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 39%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.24, 13.59, -31.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.24, 34.67, 293.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.759, 11.397, 29.126)`
Decimal	`5659283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565A93, 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 #565A93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565A93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #565A93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565a93; }
.text { color: #565a93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565a93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 90 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565a93, #715693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565A93?: #565A93 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565A93?: The RGB value is 86, 90, 147: 86 red, 90 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565A93?: The complementary color is #938F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565A93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.