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Colour

#0056DC

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

#0056DC is a blue with RGB values 0, 86, 220 and HSL 217°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0056DC#0056DC
HEX#0056DC
RGBrgb(0, 86, 220)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3373, 0.8627
RGB percentages0%, 33.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(216.5, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK100%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer22,236
CSS custom property--colour: #0056DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FFA923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC8600
Analogous#00C4DC, #1800DC
Triadic#DC0056, #56DC00
Split complementary#DC1800, #C4DC00
Tetradic#DC00C4, #DC8600, #00DC18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9CBFF
Lighter +30%#76ACFF
Lighter +20%#438CFF
Lighter +10%#106DFF
Darker −10%#0042A9
Darker −20%#002E76
Darker −30%#001A43
Darker −40%#000610
More saturated +25%#0056DC
Less saturated −25%#1C5CC1

Channel breakdown

R0
G86
B220
Red0 (0%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue216.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 56 · B DC

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