Recognised as Colour

#565BEC

#565BEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#565BEC is a blue with RGB values 86, 91, 236 and HSL 238°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#565BEC#565BEC

HEX#565BEC

RGBrgb(86, 91, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3569, 0.9255

RGB percentages33.7%, 35.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(238, 79.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238, 63.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK63.6%, 61.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,659,628

CSS custom property--colour: #565BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#A9A413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3 Slate blue · ΔE 17 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4 Blue violet · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE756

Analogous#56A6EC, #9C56EC

Triadic#EC565B, #5BEC56

Split complementary#EC9C56, #A6EC56

Tetradic#EC56A6, #ECE756, #56EC9C

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%#282FE7

Darker −20%#161CC6

Darker −30%#111698

Darker −40%#0C0F6A

More saturated +25%#4349FF

Less saturated −25%#6E71D4

Channel breakdown

R86

G91

B236

Red86 (33.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue238°

Saturation (HSL)79.79%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 5B · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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