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#56798F Color

#56798F is rgb(86, 121, 143) in RGB, hsl(203, 25%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 15%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56798F
HEX#56798F
RGBrgb(86, 121, 143)
HSLhsl(203, 25%, 45%)
HSVhsv(203, 40%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 15%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.052 236.5)
LABlab(48.81% -8.37 -16.20)
LCHlch(48.81% 18.23 242.66)

What #56798F 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 #56798F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 8.07Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 8.26Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.41Teal Blue#367588ΔE 8.77Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 9.84Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.89

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

#56798F Channel Values

How #56798F 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 121 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 25% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 40% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56798F 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56798F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56798F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56798F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56798F
Complementary
#8F6C56
Analogous
#568F89
Analogous
#565D8F
Triadic
#8F5679
Triadic
#798F56
Split comp.
#8F565D
Split comp.
#8F8956

Tints & Shades of #56798F

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.

Tints

#698EA5
#809FB3
#99B2C2
#AFC3CF
#C9D6DE
#DFE7EC

Shades

#4B697C
#3F5969
#344956
#2A3B46
#1F2B33
#131B20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56798F.

How #56798F 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#56798F
Protanopia#74748F
Protanomaly#69768F
Deuteranopia#6F6F90
Deuteranomaly#66738F
Tritanopia#517C7C
Tritanomaly#537B84
Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #56798F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56798f: #56798F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56798F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56798f': '#56798F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.475, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_56798f">#56798F</color>
SVG fillfill="#56798F"

More Blue Colors

#56798F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#56798F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56798F?

#56798F is a mid-tone blue — rgb(86, 121, 143) in RGB and hsl(203, 25%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #56798F?

#56798F is rgb(86, 121, 143) — red 86, green 121, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56798F?

#56798F converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 15%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56798F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #56798F scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56798F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56798F 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 8.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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