Information about #56497E color

#56497E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #56497E belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(86, 73, 126) (33.7% red, 28.6% green, 49.4% blue), or CMYK 16 / 21 / 0 / 51 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #56497E holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cyber Grape (#58427C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gigas (#564786) and Purple Navy (#4E5180).

The recipe behind #56497E is rgb(86, 73, 126), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #56497E: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #56497E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#56497E color variations

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

#56497E 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 #56497E

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

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Purple Haze color link
Purple Haze

#4E387E

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56497E
  • RGB86, 73, 126
  • CMYK16, 21, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(86, 73, 126)
  • HSL255°, 27%, 39%
  • HSL Precise254.717°, 26.633%, 39.02%
  • HSV255°, 42%, 49%
  • HSB255°, 42%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.286, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.286, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.286, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID56497E
  • DECIMAL ID5654910
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01