Colour

#00568C

#00568C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#00568C is a blue with RGB values 0, 86, 140 and HSL 203°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#00568C#00568C

HEX#00568C

RGBrgb(0, 86, 140)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3373, 0.549

RGB percentages0%, 33.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(203.1, 100%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 100%, 54.9%)

CMYK100%, 38.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer22,156

CSS custom property--colour: #00568C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#FFA973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B598Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#274D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00636Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C3600

Analogous#008C7C, #00108C

Triadic#8C0056, #568C00

Split complementary#8C0010, #8C7C00

Tetradic#7C008C, #8C3600, #108C00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#59BFFF

Lighter +30%#26ABFF

Lighter +20%#0095F2

Lighter +10%#0075BF

Darker −10%#003759

Darker −20%#001726

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00568C

Less saturated −25%#12527B

Channel breakdown

G86

B140

Red0 (0%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue203.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 56 · B 8C

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Colour values

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