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#566EA6

#566EA6 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 33.7% red, 43.1% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #566EA6 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#566EA6
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #566EA6?

#566EA6 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 33.7% red, 43.1% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #566EA6 in RGB?

#566EA6 is rgb(86, 110, 166): 86 red, 110 green, and 166 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #566EA6 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(48, 34, 0, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #566EA6?

PANTONE 7456 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #566EA6?

Its complement #826D36 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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