Recognised as Colour

#560FCC

#560FCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#560FCC is a violet with RGB values 86, 15, 204 and HSL 263°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#560FCC#560FCC

HEX#560FCC

RGBrgb(86, 15, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0588, 0.8

RGB percentages33.7%, 5.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(262.5, 86.3%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 92.6%, 80%)

CMYK57.8%, 92.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,640,140

CSS custom property--colour: #560FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#A9F033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#175378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5 Blue violet · ΔE 12.9 Dark violet · ΔE 16.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24 Dark blue · ΔE 26 Blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CC0F

Analogous#0F27CC, #B50FCC

Triadic#CC560F, #0FCC56

Split complementary#CCB40F, #27CC0F

Tetradic#CC0F26, #85CC0F, #0FCCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAAEF9

Lighter +30%#AB7EF6

Lighter +20%#8C4FF2

Lighter +10%#6D1FEF

Darker −10%#420C9C

Darker −20%#2E086D

Darker −30%#1A053D

Darker −40%#06010E

More saturated +25%#5200DB

Less saturated −25%#5D2AB1

Channel breakdown

R86

G15

B204

Red86 (33.7%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue262.54°

Saturation (HSL)86.3%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 0F · B CC

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