Colour

#5568D7

#5568D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#5568D7 is a blue with RGB values 85, 104, 215 and HSL 231°, 62%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5568D7

RGBrgb(85, 104, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4078, 0.8431

RGB percentages33.3%, 40.8%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(231.2, 61.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 60.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK60.5%, 51.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,597,399

CSS custom property--colour: #5568D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#AA9728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2778DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.9 Slate blue · ΔE 10 Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7C455

Analogous#55A9D7, #8355D7

Triadic#D75568, #68D755

Split complementary#D78355, #A9D755

Tetradic#D755A9, #D7C455, #55D783

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFBFE

Lighter +30%#D1D6F4

Lighter +20%#A8B1EA

Lighter +10%#7E8DE1

Darker −10%#2F46CA

Darker −20%#2638A0

Darker −30%#1C2977

Darker −40%#121B4E

More saturated +25%#3B55F1

Less saturated −25%#6F7BBD

Channel breakdown

R85

G104

B215

Red85 (33.3%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue231.23°

Saturation (HSL)61.9%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 68 · B D7

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