Recognised as Colour

#562EFF

#562EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#562EFF is a blue with RGB values 86, 46, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#562EFF#562EFF

HEX#562EFF

RGBrgb(86, 46, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1804, 1

RGB percentages33.7%, 18%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.5, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 82%, 100%)

CMYK66.3%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,648,127

CSS custom property--colour: #562EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#A9D100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue · ΔE 17.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.7 Dark blue · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7FF2E

Analogous#2E6FFF, #BF2EFF

Triadic#FF562E, #2EFF56

Split complementary#FFBE2E, #6FFF2E

Tetradic#FF2E6E, #D7FF2E, #2EFFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAFF

Lighter +30%#D2C7FF

Lighter +20%#A894FF

Lighter +10%#7F61FF

Darker −10%#3000FA

Darker −20%#2600C7

Darker −30%#1C0094

Darker −40%#130061

More saturated +25%#562EFF

Less saturated −25%#6648E5

Channel breakdown

R86

G46

B255

Red86 (33.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 2E · B FF

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Colour values

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