What color is #566A7E?

#566A7E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566A7E?

The RGB value is 86, 106, 126: 86 red, 106 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566A7E?

The complementary color is #7E6A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566A7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566A7E color

#566A7E rgb(86, 106, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566A7E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.6% green and 49.4% blue (86, 106, 126).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#566A7E color codes

HEX	`#566A7E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 106, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -2.34, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 13.73, 260.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.757, 13.792, 21.725)`
Decimal	`5663358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566A7E, 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 #566A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #566A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566a7e; }
.text { color: #566a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 106 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566a7e, #56567e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #566A7E?: #566A7E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566A7E?: The RGB value is 86, 106, 126: 86 red, 106 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566A7E?: The complementary color is #7E6A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566A7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.