Palettes / Colors / #565CCD

#565CCD — Muted Blue

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

#565CCD 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 #CDC756; it also sits naturally between #5697CD and #8B56CD. 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 80%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #565CCD

.text { color: #565CCD; }
.background { background-color: #565CCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #565CCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 92, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 54%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #565CCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 92, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #565CCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 92, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC756:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #565CCD: #FFFFFF.

How #565CCD 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 #565CCD 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

← #565CCC  ·  #565CCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #565CCD?

#565CCD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 86, 92, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #565CCD?

#565CCD is RGB 86, 92, 205 — HSL 237°, 54%, 57% — CMYK 58%, 55%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #565CCD?

Its complement is #CDC756; analogous partners are #5697CD and #8B56CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #565CCD for text?

White text on #565CCD has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.81:1.