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#56647B Color

#56647B is rgb(86, 100, 123) in RGB, hsl(217, 18%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56647B
HEX#56647B
RGBrgb(86, 100, 123)
HSLhsl(217, 18%, 41%)
HSVhsv(217, 30%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.041 260.3)
LABlab(41.86% -1.14 -14.82)
LCHlch(41.86% 14.86 265.59)

What #56647B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56647B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#56647B Channel Values

How #56647B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 100 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 18% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 30% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56647B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56647B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56647B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #56647B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #56647B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56647B
Protanopia#62627B
Protanomaly#5D637B
Deuteranopia#60607B
Deuteranomaly#5C617B
Tritanopia#526767
Tritanomaly#546670
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #56647B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56647b: #56647B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56647B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56647b': '#56647B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.392, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_56647b">#56647B</color>
SVG fillfill="#56647B"

More Blue Colors

#56647B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56647B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56647B?

#56647B is a mid-tone blue — rgb(86, 100, 123) in RGB and hsl(217, 18%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #56647B?

#56647B is rgb(86, 100, 123) — red 86, green 100, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56647B?

#56647B converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56647B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56647B scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56647B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56647B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 11.78, which is visibly different.

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