Colour

#565A68

#565A68
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#565A68 is a blue with RGB values 86, 90, 104 and HSL 227°, 9%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#565A68

RGBrgb(86, 90, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3529, 0.4078

RGB percentages33.7%, 35.3%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(226.7, 9.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 17.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK17.3%, 13.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,659,240

CSS custom property--colour: #565A68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A9A597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565B69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#555A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#525D5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.6 Slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Gray · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Steel blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#686456

Analogous#566368, #5B5668

Triadic#68565A, #5A6856

Split complementary#685B56, #636856

Tetradic#685663, #686456, #56685B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0C2CA

Lighter +30%#A4A7B3

Lighter +20%#888C9C

Lighter +10%#6D7284

Darker −10%#3F424C

Darker −20%#282A30

Darker −30%#111214

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E4D80

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R86

G90

B104

Red86 (33.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)9.47%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 5A · B 68

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