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Recognised as Colour

#56556A

  • #56556A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56556A is a blue with RGB values 86, 85, 106 and HSL 243°, 11%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56556A#56556A
HEX#56556A
RGBrgb(86, 85, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3333, 0.4157
RGB percentages33.7%, 33.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(242.9, 11%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 19.8%, 41.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,657,962
CSS custom property--colour: #56556A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A9AA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50576Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#505669no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#52585Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#696A55
Analogous#555E6A, #61556A
Triadic#6A5655, #556A56
Split complementary#6A6155, #5E6A55
Tetradic#6A555E, #696A55, #556A61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BFCC
Lighter +30%#A4A3B5
Lighter +20%#88879E
Lighter +10%#6D6C86
Darker −10%#3F3E4E
Darker −20%#282831
Darker −30%#111115
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#403D82
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R86
G85
B106
Red86 (33.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue242.86°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 55 · B 6A

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