What color is #5661AA?

#5661AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5661AA?

The RGB value is 86, 97, 170: 86 red, 97 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5661AA?

The complementary color is #AA9F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5661AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5661AA color

#5661AA rgb(86, 97, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5661AA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 38% green and 66.7% blue (86, 97, 170).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#5661AA color codes

HEX	`#5661AA`
RGB	`rgb(86, 97, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 38%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 43%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 16.33, -40.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 43.75, 291.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.366, 13.429, 39.805)`
Decimal	`5661098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5661AA, 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 #5661AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5661AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #5661AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5661aa; }
.text { color: #5661aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5661aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 97 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5661aa, #7556aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5661AA?: #5661AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5661AA?: The RGB value is 86, 97, 170: 86 red, 97 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5661AA?: The complementary color is #AA9F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5661AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.