Information about #566D7B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#566D7B falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 109, 123) — 33.7% red, 42.7% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 5 / 0 / 52. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #566D7B reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marble Blue (#566D7E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Sabbatical (#547377).

The recipe behind #566D7B is rgb(86, 109, 123), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#566D7B color variations

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#566D7B 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #566D7B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

#566D7B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#566D7B
  • RGB86, 109, 123
  • CMYK15, 5, 0, 52
  • HSL203°, 18%, 41%
  • HSL Precise202.703°, 17.703%, 40.98%
  • HSV203°, 30%, 48%
  • HSB203°, 30%, 48%
  • HEX ID566D7B
  • DECIMAL ID5664123
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
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