Colour

#56458C

#56458C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56458C is a blue with RGB values 86, 69, 140 and HSL 254°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56458C#56458C

HEX#56458C

RGBrgb(86, 69, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2706, 0.549

RGB percentages33.7%, 27.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(254.4, 34%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 50.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK38.6%, 50.7%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,653,900

CSS custom property--colour: #56458C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1

Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#A9BA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A528Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C4F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#485362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Royal blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B8C45

Analogous#45578C, #7A458C

Triadic#8C5645, #458C56

Split complementary#8C7A45, #578C45

Tetradic#8C4557, #7B8C45, #458C7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6BEDF

Lighter +30%#A89CCE

Lighter +20%#8A7ABD

Lighter +10%#6C58AC

Darker −10%#41346A

Darker −20%#2C2348

Darker −30%#171226

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#482BA6

Less saturated −25%#645F72

Channel breakdown

R86

G69

B140

Red86 (33.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue254.37°

Saturation (HSL)33.97%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 45 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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