What color is #566681?

#566681 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566681?

The RGB value is 86, 102, 129: 86 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566681?

The complementary color is #817156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566681 color

#566681 rgb(86, 102, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566681 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (86, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#566681 color codes

HEX	`#566681`
RGB	`rgb(86, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, 0.9, -16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 17, 273.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.55, 13.066, 22.625)`
Decimal	`5662337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566681, 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 #566681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #566681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566681; }
.text { color: #566681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566681, #5b5681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #566681?: #566681 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566681?: The RGB value is 86, 102, 129: 86 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566681?: The complementary color is #817156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.