What color is #565C71?

#565C71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565C71?

The RGB value is 86, 92, 113: 86 red, 92 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565C71?

The complementary color is #716B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565C71 color

#565C71 rgb(86, 92, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #565C71 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.1% green and 44.3% blue (86, 92, 113).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#565C71 color codes

HEX	`#565C71`
RGB	`rgb(86, 92, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, 2.72, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 12.98, 282.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.645, 10.825, 17.148)`
Decimal	`5659761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565C71, 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 #565C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #565C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565c71; }
.text { color: #565c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 92 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565c71, #5e5671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #565C71?: #565C71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565C71?: The RGB value is 86, 92, 113: 86 red, 92 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565C71?: The complementary color is #716B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.