Recognised as Colour
#560CA6
- #560CA6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#560CA6 is a violet with RGB values 86, 12, 166 and HSL 269°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#560CA6#560CA6
HEX#560CA6
RGBrgb(86, 12, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0471, 0.651
RGB percentages33.7%, 4.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(268.8, 86.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 92.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK48.2%, 92.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,639,334
CSS custom property--colour: #560CA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#A9F359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CA60C
Analogous#0C0FA6, #A30CA6
Triadic#A6560C, #0CA656
Split complementary#A6A30C, #0FA60C
Tetradic#A60C0F, #5CA60C, #0CA6A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G12
B166
Red86 (33.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue268.83°
Saturation (HSL)86.52%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 0C · B A6
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