Colour

#565B68

#565B68
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#565B68 is a blue with RGB values 86, 91, 104 and HSL 223°, 9%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#565B68

RGBrgb(86, 91, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3569, 0.4078

RGB percentages33.7%, 35.7%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(223.3, 9.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 17.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK17.3%, 12.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,659,496

CSS custom property--colour: #565B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#A9A497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575C69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#565A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#525D5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#686356

Analogous#566468, #5A5668

Triadic#68565B, #5B6856

Split complementary#685A56, #646856

Tetradic#685664, #686356, #56685A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0C3CA

Lighter +30%#A4A8B3

Lighter +20%#888D9C

Lighter +10%#6D7384

Darker −10%#3F434C

Darker −20%#282A30

Darker −30%#111214

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E5080

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R86

G91

B104

Red86 (33.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue223.33°

Saturation (HSL)9.47%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 5B · B 68

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