What color is #566A8D?

#566A8D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566A8D?

The RGB value is 86, 106, 141: 86 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566A8D?

The complementary color is #8D7956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566A8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566A8D color

#566A8D rgb(86, 106, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566A8D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 41.6% green and 55.3% blue (86, 106, 141).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#566A8D color codes

HEX	`#566A8D`
RGB	`rgb(86, 106, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 41.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 25%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, 1.87, -21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 21.69, 274.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.798, 14.209, 27.21)`
Decimal	`5663373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566A8D, 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 #566A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #566A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566a8d; }
.text { color: #566a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 106 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566a8d, #5e568d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #566A8D?: #566A8D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566A8D?: The RGB value is 86, 106, 141: 86 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566A8D?: The complementary color is #8D7956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566A8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.