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Colour

#0056C8

  • #0056C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0056C8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 86, 200 and HSL 214°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0056C8#0056C8
HEX#0056C8
RGBrgb(0, 86, 200)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3373, 0.7843
RGB percentages0%, 33.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(214.2, 100%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 100%, 78.4%)
CMYK100%, 57%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer22,216
CSS custom property--colour: #0056C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#FFA937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C87200
Analogous#00BAC8, #0E00C8
Triadic#C80056, #56C800
Split complementary#C80E00, #BAC800
Tetradic#C800BA, #C87200, #00C80E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95C3FF
Lighter +30%#62A6FF
Lighter +20%#2F88FF
Lighter +10%#006CFB
Darker −10%#004095
Darker −20%#002A62
Darker −30%#00142F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0056C8
Less saturated −25%#1959AF

Channel breakdown

R0
G86
B200
Red0 (0%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue214.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 56 · B C8

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