Palettes / Colors / #565CBC

#565CBC — Muted Blue

#565CBC is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#565CBC 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 #BCB557; it also sits naturally between #5790BC and #8357BC. 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 36% · Blue 74%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #565CBC

.text { color: #565CBC; }
.background { background-color: #565CBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #565CBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 92, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 43%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #565CBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 92, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #565CBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 92, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #565CBC

Tints of #565CBC

Tones of #565CBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCB557:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #565CBC: #FFFFFF.

How #565CBC 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 #565CBC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #565CBC?

#565CBC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 86, 92, 188). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #565CBC?

#565CBC is RGB 86, 92, 188 — HSL 236°, 43%, 54% — CMYK 54%, 51%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #565CBC?

Its complement is #BCB557; analogous partners are #5790BC and #8357BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #565CBC for text?

White text on #565CBC has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.65:1.