What color is #565F79?

#565F79 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 #565F79?

The RGB value is 86, 95, 121: 86 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #565F79?

The complementary color is #797056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #565F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#565F79 color

#565F79 rgb(86, 95, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #565F79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (86, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#565F79 color codes

HEX	`#565F79`
RGB	`rgb(86, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.48, 2.99, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.48, 16.05, 280.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.38, 11.543, 19.714)`
Decimal	`5660537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #565F79, 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 #565F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#565F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #565F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #565f79; }
.text { color: #565f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #565f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #565f79, #5f5679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #565F79?: #565F79 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 #565F79?: The RGB value is 86, 95, 121: 86 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #565F79?: The complementary color is #797056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #565F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.