What color is #566589?

#566589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566589?

The RGB value is 86, 101, 137: 86 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566589?

The complementary color is #897A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566589 color

#566589 rgb(86, 101, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566589 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 39.6% green and 53.7% blue (86, 101, 137).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#566589 color codes

HEX	`#566589`
RGB	`rgb(86, 101, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 39.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, 3.77, -21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 22.06, 279.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.005, 13.091, 25.504)`
Decimal	`5662089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566589, 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 #566589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #566589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566589; }
.text { color: #566589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 101 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566589, #615689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #566589?: #566589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566589?: The RGB value is 86, 101, 137: 86 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566589?: The complementary color is #897A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.