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#566cb2 color: Amparo Blue

#566cb2 is rgb(86, 108, 178) in RGB and oklch(54.62% 0.11256 269.258) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

54.6%
0.113
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #566cb2

#566cb2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.02:1 contrast and black text 4.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amparo Blue (#556cb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #566cb2 mixed with white

  1. 566cb2
  2. 657aba
  3. 7589c2
  4. 8597ca
  5. 96a6d2
  6. a6b4da
  7. b8c3e2
  8. c9d2e9
  9. dbe1f1
  10. edf0f8

Darker: #566cb2 mixed with black

  1. 566cb2
  2. 4a5d9a
  3. 3e4e83
  4. 32406d
  5. 273257
  6. 1c2543
  7. 12192f
  8. 080d1d
  9. 02040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #566cb2 with less saturation

  1. 566cb2
  2. 596dac
  3. 5b6ea5
  4. 5e6e9f
  5. 606f98
  6. 636f92
  7. 66708b
  8. 687085
  9. 6b707e
  10. 6e7077

Questions about #566cb2

What color is #566cb2?

#566cb2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(86, 108, 178), in HSL hsl(225.65, 37.4%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.62% 0.11256 269.258).

What colors go well with #566cb2?

The complementary color of #566cb2 is #8b6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e78ab and #7a60a8. The triadic partners are #a85449 and #39824b.

Is white or black text more readable on #566cb2?

White text reads better on #566cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and black gives 4.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #566cb2 a warm or cool color?

#566cb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.113.