Information about #56688B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#56688B presents itself as a gently muted azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Waratah (#55698B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kingfisher Blue (#596A8B) and Kashmir Blue (#576D8E).
In RGB terms — rgb(86, 104, 139) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #56688B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #56688B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#56688B color variations
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#56688B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#56688B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#56688B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#56688B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#56688B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #56688B color
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Nearest named colors to #56688B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#55698B
#596A8B
#576D8E
#4F698B
#536893
#5B6E91
#4C6B88
#566D7E
#4E6E81
#656A88
#535E7F
#525D80
#56688B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#56688B
- RGB86, 104, 139
- CMYK21, 14, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(86, 104, 139)
- HSL220°, 24%, 44%
- HSL Precise219.623°, 23.556%, 44.118%
- HSV220°, 38%, 55%
- HSB220°, 38%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.408, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.408, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.408, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID56688B
- DECIMAL ID5662859
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
