Recognised as Colour

#2056B6

#2056B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2056B6 is a blue with RGB values 32, 86, 182 and HSL 218°, 70%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2056B6#2056B6

HEX#2056B6

RGBrgb(32, 86, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.3373, 0.7137

RGB percentages12.5%, 33.7%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(218.4, 70.1%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 82.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK82.4%, 52.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,119,350

CSS custom property--colour: #2056B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#DFA949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E62B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#006E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B68020

Analogous#20A1B6, #3520B6

Triadic#B62056, #56B620

Split complementary#B63520, #A1B620

Tetradic#B620A1, #B68020, #20B635

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1C8F1

Lighter +30%#85A9EA

Lighter +20%#5A8BE2

Lighter +10%#2F6CDA

Darker −10%#18428B

Darker −20%#112D5F

Darker −30%#091934

Darker −40%#010409

More saturated +25%#054FD1

Less saturated −25%#3B5D9B

Channel breakdown

R32

G86

B182

Red32 (12.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue218.4°

Saturation (HSL)70.09%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 56 · B B6

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