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#565e9a color: Royal Marquis

#565e9a is rgb(86, 94, 154) in RGB and oklch(50.247% 0.09574 276.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

50.2%
0.096
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #565e9a

#565e9a is a muted indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.06:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Marquis (#545e97). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #565e9a mixed with white

  1. 565e9a
  2. 656da4
  3. 757daf
  4. 858cb9
  5. 959cc3
  6. a6accd
  7. b7bcd7
  8. c9cde1
  9. daddeb
  10. edeef5

Darker: #565e9a mixed with black

  1. 565e9a
  2. 4a5185
  3. 3e4471
  4. 32375e
  5. 272b4b
  6. 1c1f39
  7. 121427
  8. 080a17
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #565e9a with less saturation

  1. 565e9a
  2. 575f95
  3. 586090
  4. 5a618a
  5. 5b6185
  6. 5c6280
  7. 5e627a
  8. 5f6375
  9. 61636f
  10. 62646a

Questions about #565e9a

What color is #565e9a?

#565e9a is muted indigo. The closest named color is Royal Marquis. In RGB it is rgb(86, 94, 154), in HSL hsl(232.94, 28.33%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.247% 0.09574 276.616).

What colors go well with #565e9a?

The complementary color of #565e9a is #746314. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #306897 and #72548f. The triadic partners are #924e3b and #2c744d.

Is white or black text more readable on #565e9a?

White text reads better on #565e9a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #565e9a a warm or cool color?

#565e9a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.096.