Colour

#0056EA

#0056EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0056EA is a blue with RGB values 0, 86, 234 and HSL 218°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0056EA#0056EA

HEX#0056EA

RGBrgb(0, 86, 234)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3373, 0.9176

RGB percentages0%, 33.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(217.9, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK100%, 63.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer22,250

CSS custom property--colour: #0056EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#FFA915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Royal blue · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark blue · ΔE 32.3 Medium purple · ΔE 32.3 Blue violet · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EA9400

Analogous#00CBEA, #1F00EA

Triadic#EA0056, #56EA00

Split complementary#EA1F00, #CBEA00

Tetradic#EA00CB, #EA9400, #00EA1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7D1FF

Lighter +30%#84B1FF

Lighter +20%#5191FF

Lighter +10%#1E71FF

Darker −10%#0043B7

Darker −20%#003184

Darker −30%#001E51

Darker −40%#000B1E

More saturated +25%#0056EA

Less saturated −25%#1D5ECD

Channel breakdown

G86

B234

Red0 (0%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue217.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 56 · B EA

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