Recognised as Colour

#562AED

#562AED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#562AED is a blue with RGB values 86, 42, 237 and HSL 254°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#562AED#562AED

HEX#562AED

RGBrgb(86, 42, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1647, 0.9294

RGB percentages33.7%, 16.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(253.5, 84.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 82.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK63.7%, 82.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,647,085

CSS custom property--colour: #562AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#A9D512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00688Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.4 Dark violet · ΔE 21.1 Blue · ΔE 22.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7 Dark blue · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1ED2A

Analogous#2A60ED, #B82AED

Triadic#ED562A, #2AED56

Split complementary#EDB82A, #60ED2A

Tetradic#ED2A60, #C1ED2A, #2AEDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE6FD

Lighter +30%#C6B7F9

Lighter +20%#A188F5

Lighter +10%#7B59F1

Darker −10%#3D12D2

Darker −20%#300EA3

Darker −30%#220A74

Darker −40%#140645

More saturated +25%#4C18FF

Less saturated −25%#6647D0

Channel breakdown

R86

G42

B237

Red86 (33.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue253.54°

Saturation (HSL)84.42%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 2A · B ED

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