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Colour

#0056BC

  • #0056BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0056BC is a blue with RGB values 0, 86, 188 and HSL 213°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0056BC#0056BC
HEX#0056BC
RGBrgb(0, 86, 188)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3373, 0.7373
RGB percentages0%, 33.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(212.6, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK100%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer22,204
CSS custom property--colour: #0056BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#FFA943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6600
Analogous#00B4BC, #0800BC
Triadic#BC0056, #56BC00
Split complementary#BC0800, #B4BC00
Tetradic#BC00B4, #BC6600, #00BC08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89BFFF
Lighter +30%#56A3FF
Lighter +20%#2388FF
Lighter +10%#006DEF
Darker −10%#003F89
Darker −20%#002756
Darker −30%#001023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0056BC
Less saturated −25%#1858A5

Channel breakdown

R0
G86
B188
Red0 (0%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue212.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 56 · B BC

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