Information about #566D7D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #566D7D belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(86, 109, 125) (33.7% red, 42.7% green, 49% blue), or CMYK 15 / 6 / 0 / 51 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #566D7D 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 Marble Blue (#566D7E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Sabbatical (#547377).

The recipe behind #566D7D is rgb(86, 109, 125), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #566D7D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. No one has named #566D7D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#566D7D color variations

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

#566D7D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#566D7D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#566D7D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#566D7D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#566D7D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #566D7D

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

#566D7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#566D7D
  • RGB86, 109, 125
  • CMYK15, 6, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(86, 109, 125)
  • HSL205°, 18%, 41%
  • HSL Precise204.615°, 18.483%, 41.373%
  • HSV205°, 31%, 49%
  • HSB205°, 31%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.427, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.427, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.427, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID566D7D
  • DECIMAL ID5664125
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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