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Colour

#0056D0

  • #0056D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0056D0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 86, 208 and HSL 215°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0056D0#0056D0
HEX#0056D0
RGBrgb(0, 86, 208)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3373, 0.8157
RGB percentages0%, 33.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(215.2, 100%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 100%, 81.6%)
CMYK100%, 58.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer22,224
CSS custom property--colour: #0056D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FFA92F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00768Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D07A00
Analogous#00BED0, #1200D0
Triadic#D00056, #56D000
Split complementary#D01200, #BED000
Tetradic#D000BE, #D07A00, #00D012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DC6FF
Lighter +30%#6AA8FF
Lighter +20%#378AFF
Lighter +10%#046CFF
Darker −10%#00419D
Darker −20%#002C6A
Darker −30%#001737
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#0056D0
Less saturated −25%#1A5AB6

Channel breakdown

R0
G86
B208
Red0 (0%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue215.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 56 · B D0

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