Information about #566677 color

#566677 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#566677 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 102, 119) — 33.7% red, 40% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 7 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #566677 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Cadet (#536872) and Slate (#516572).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(86, 102, 119)), which gives #566677 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #566677 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#566677 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#566677 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 #566677

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

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#566677
  • RGB86, 102, 119
  • CMYK13, 7, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(86, 102, 119)
  • HSL211°, 16%, 40%
  • HSL Precise210.909°, 16.098%, 40.196%
  • HSV211°, 28%, 47%
  • HSB211°, 28%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.400, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.400, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.400, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID566677
  • DECIMAL ID5662327
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01