What color is #565D76?

#565D76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #565D76?

The RGB value is 86, 93, 118: 86 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565D76?

The complementary color is #766F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565D76 color

#565D76 rgb(86, 93, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565D76 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 36.5% green and 46.3% blue (86, 93, 118).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#565D76 color codes

HEX	`#565D76`
RGB	`rgb(86, 93, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 36.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.77, 3.42, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.77, 15.4, 282.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.021, 11.115, 18.701)`
Decimal	`5660022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565D76, 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 #565D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #565D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565d76; }
.text { color: #565d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 93 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565d76, #5f5676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #565D76?: #565D76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #565D76?: The RGB value is 86, 93, 118: 86 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565D76?: The complementary color is #766F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.