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Recognised as Colour

#564EEC

  • #564EEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#564EEC is a blue with RGB values 86, 78, 236 and HSL 243°, 81%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#564EEC#564EEC
HEX#564EEC
RGBrgb(86, 78, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3059, 0.9255
RGB percentages33.7%, 30.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(243, 80.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 66.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK63.6%, 66.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,656,300
CSS custom property--colour: #564EEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A9B113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Blue violet · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EC4E
Analogous#4E95EC, #A54EEC
Triadic#EC564E, #4EEC56
Split complementary#ECA54E, #95EC4E
Tetradic#EC4E95, #E4EC4E, #4EECA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAD8FB
Lighter +20%#AEAAF6
Lighter +10%#827CF1
Darker −10%#2A20E7
Darker −20%#1D15BF
Darker −30%#161091
Darker −40%#0F0B63
More saturated +25%#453BFF
Less saturated −25%#6C67D4

Channel breakdown

R86
G78
B236
Red86 (33.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue243.04°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 4E · B EC

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