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Recognised as Colour

#565C68

  • #565C68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#565C68 is a blue with RGB values 86, 92, 104 and HSL 220°, 9%, 37%. 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

#565C68#565C68
HEX#565C68
RGBrgb(86, 92, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3608, 0.4078
RGB percentages33.7%, 36.1%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(220, 9.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 17.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK17.3%, 11.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,752
CSS custom property--colour: #565C68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A9A397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#575B68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#525E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686256
Analogous#566568, #595668
Triadic#68565C, #5C6856
Split complementary#685956, #656856
Tetradic#685665, #686256, #566859

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C3CA
Lighter +30%#A4A9B3
Lighter +20%#888F9C
Lighter +10%#6D7584
Darker −10%#3F434C
Darker −20%#282B30
Darker −30%#111214
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E5480
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R86
G92
B104
Red86 (33.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)9.47%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5C · B 68

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