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Colour

#565AEB

  • #565AEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#565AEB is a blue with RGB values 86, 90, 235 and HSL 238°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#565AEB#565AEB
HEX#565AEB
RGBrgb(86, 90, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3529, 0.9216
RGB percentages33.7%, 35.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(238.4, 78.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 63.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK63.4%, 61.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,371
CSS custom property--colour: #565AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A9A514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Blue violet · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE756
Analogous#56A4EB, #9D56EB
Triadic#EB565A, #5AEB56
Split complementary#EB9D56, #A4EB56
Tetradic#EB56A4, #EBE756, #56EB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE0FB
Lighter +20%#B1B3F6
Lighter +10%#8487F0
Darker −10%#282DE6
Darker −20%#171CC4
Darker −30%#121596
Darker −40%#0C0F69
More saturated +25%#4247FF
Less saturated −25%#6E70D3

Channel breakdown

R86
G90
B235
Red86 (33.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue238.39°
Saturation (HSL)78.84%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5A · B EB

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