What color is #566F95?

#566F95 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566F95?

The RGB value is 86, 111, 149: 86 red, 111 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566F95?

The complementary color is #957C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566F95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566F95 color

#566F95 rgb(86, 111, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566F95 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.5% green and 58.4% blue (86, 111, 149).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#566F95 color codes

HEX	`#566F95`
RGB	`rgb(86, 111, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, 1.19, -23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 23.61, 272.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.945, 15.516, 30.635)`
Decimal	`5664661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566F95, 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 #566F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #566F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566f95; }
.text { color: #566f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 111 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566f95, #5c5695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #566F95?: #566F95 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566F95?: The RGB value is 86, 111, 149: 86 red, 111 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566F95?: The complementary color is #957C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566F95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.