What color is #565A96?

#565A96 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 #565A96?

The RGB value is 86, 90, 150: 86 red, 90 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565A96?

The complementary color is #969256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565A96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565A96 color

#565A96 rgb(86, 90, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565A96 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 35.3% green and 58.8% blue (86, 90, 150).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#565A96 color codes

HEX	`#565A96`
RGB	`rgb(86, 90, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 35.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 43%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.4, 14.51, -33.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.4, 36.46, 293.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.997, 11.492, 30.382)`
Decimal	`5659286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565A96, 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 #565A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #565A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565a96; }
.text { color: #565a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 90 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565a96, #725696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #565A96?: #565A96 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 #565A96?: The RGB value is 86, 90, 150: 86 red, 90 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565A96?: The complementary color is #969256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565A96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.