Colour

#565B72

#565B72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#565B72 is a blue with RGB values 86, 91, 114 and HSL 229°, 14%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#565B72#565B72

HEX#565B72

RGBrgb(86, 91, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3569, 0.4471

RGB percentages33.7%, 35.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(229.3, 14%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 24.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK24.6%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,659,506

CSS custom property--colour: #565B72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#A9A48D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555D73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#535B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4F5F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#726D56

Analogous#566972, #5F5672

Triadic#72565B, #5B7256

Split complementary#725F56, #697256

Tetradic#725669, #726D56, #56725F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3C5D1

Lighter +30%#A6A9BB

Lighter +20%#888EA6

Lighter +10%#6C728F

Darker −10%#404455

Darker −20%#2A2D38

Darker −30%#14151B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D4B8B

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R86

G91

B114

Red86 (33.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue229.29°

Saturation (HSL)14%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 5B · B 72

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