Information about #566699 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #566699 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Breakwater (#536893). Its next-closest registered neighbors are San Marino (#4E6C9D) and Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91).
In RGB terms — rgb(86, 102, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #566699 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #566699 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#566699 color variations
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#566699 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#566699 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#566699 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#566699 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#566699 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 #566699 color
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Nearest named colors to #566699
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#536893
#4E6C9D
#5B6E91
#576D8E
#606AA1
#597499
#55698B
#596A8B
#4F698B
#666699
#475F94
#51559B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#566699
- RGB86, 102, 153
- CMYK26, 20, 0, 40
- CSSrgb(86, 102, 153)
- HSL226°, 28%, 47%
- HSL Precise225.672°, 28.033%, 46.863%
- HSV226°, 44%, 60%
- HSB226°, 44%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.400, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.400, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.400, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID566699
- DECIMAL ID5662361
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
