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Recognised as Colour

#565AEC

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

#565AEC is a blue with RGB values 86, 90, 236 and HSL 238°, 80%, 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

#565AEC#565AEC
HEX#565AEC
RGBrgb(86, 90, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3529, 0.9255
RGB percentages33.7%, 35.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(238.4, 79.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 63.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK63.6%, 61.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,372
CSS custom property--colour: #565AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A9A513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Blue violet · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE856
Analogous#56A5EC, #9D56EC
Triadic#EC565A, #5AEC56
Split complementary#EC9D56, #A5EC56
Tetradic#EC56A5, #ECE856, #56EC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0FB
Lighter +20%#B2B4F6
Lighter +10%#8487F1
Darker −10%#282DE7
Darker −20%#161BC6
Darker −30%#111598
Darker −40%#0C0E6A
More saturated +25%#4348FF
Less saturated −25%#6E70D4

Channel breakdown

R86
G90
B236
Red86 (33.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue238.4°
Saturation (HSL)79.79%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5A · B EC

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