What color is #566FA4?

#566FA4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #566FA4?

The RGB value is 86, 111, 164: 86 red, 111 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #566FA4?

The complementary color is #A48B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #566FA4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#566FA4 color

#566FA4 rgb(86, 111, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #566FA4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 43.5% green and 64.3% blue (86, 111, 164).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#566FA4 color codes

HEX	`#566FA4`
RGB	`rgb(86, 111, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 43.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, 5.75, -31.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 31.89, 280.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.221, 16.027, 37.353)`
Decimal	`5664676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #566FA4, 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 #566FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#566FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #566FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #566fa4; }
.text { color: #566fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 111 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #566fa4, #6456a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #566FA4?: #566FA4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #566FA4?: The RGB value is 86, 111, 164: 86 red, 111 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #566FA4?: The complementary color is #A48B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #566FA4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.