Palettes / Colors / #565AA4

#565AA4 — Dusty Blue

#565AA4 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#565AA4 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4A056; it also sits naturally between #5681A4 and #7956A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 35% · Blue 64%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #565AA4

.text { color: #565AA4; }
.background { background-color: #565AA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #565AA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 90, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 31%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #565AA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 90, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #565AA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 90, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#565AA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#565AA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A056:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #565AA4: #FFFFFF.

How #565AA4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #565AA4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #565AA3  ·  #565AA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #565AA4?

#565AA4 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 86, 90, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #565AA4?

#565AA4 is RGB 86, 90, 164 — HSL 237°, 31%, 49% — CMYK 48%, 45%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #565AA4?

Its complement is #A4A056; analogous partners are #5681A4 and #7956A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #565AA4 for text?

White text on #565AA4 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.