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Recognised as Colour

#5656C7

  • #5656C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5656C7 is a blue with RGB values 86, 86, 199 and HSL 240°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5656C7#5656C7
HEX#5656C7
RGBrgb(86, 86, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3373, 0.7804
RGB percentages33.7%, 33.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(240, 50.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 56.8%, 78%)
CMYK56.8%, 56.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,658,311
CSS custom property--colour: #5656C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A9A938

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#157186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 4.7Royal blue · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7C756
Analogous#568FC7, #8F56C7
Triadic#C75656, #56C756
Split complementary#C78F56, #8FC756
Tetradic#C7568F, #C7C756, #56C78F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEFFA
Lighter +30%#C9C9ED
Lighter +20%#A3A3E0
Lighter +10%#7C7CD4
Darker −10%#3A3AB0
Darker −20%#2E2E89
Darker −30%#212163
Darker −40%#14143D
More saturated +25%#3A3AE3
Less saturated −25%#7272AB

Channel breakdown

R86
G86
B199
Red86 (33.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 56 · B C7

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