Colour

#562BED

#562BED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#562BED is a blue with RGB values 86, 43, 237 and HSL 253°, 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

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HEX#562BED

RGBrgb(86, 43, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1686, 0.9294

RGB percentages33.7%, 16.9%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(253.3, 84.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 81.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK63.7%, 81.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,647,341

CSS custom property--colour: #562BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#A9D412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00698Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8 Blue violet · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 21 Blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4 Dark blue · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2ED2B

Analogous#2B61ED, #B72BED

Triadic#ED562B, #2BED56

Split complementary#EDB72B, #61ED2B

Tetradic#ED2B61, #C2ED2B, #2BEDB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE7FD

Lighter +30%#C6B8F9

Lighter +20%#A189F5

Lighter +10%#7B5AF1

Darker −10%#3D12D3

Darker −20%#2F0EA4

Darker −30%#220A75

Darker −40%#140646

More saturated +25%#4C19FF

Less saturated −25%#6648D0

Channel breakdown

R86

G43

B237

Red86 (33.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue253.3°

Saturation (HSL)84.35%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 2B · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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