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Recognised as Colour

#565CE5

  • #565CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#565CE5 is a blue with RGB values 86, 92, 229 and HSL 237°, 73%, 62%. 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

#565CE5#565CE5
HEX#565CE5
RGBrgb(86, 92, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3608, 0.898
RGB percentages33.7%, 36.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(237.5, 73.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 62.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK62.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,659,877
CSS custom property--colour: #565CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#A9A31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.3Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 27Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DF56
Analogous#56A4E5, #9756E5
Triadic#E5565C, #5CE556
Split complementary#E59756, #A4E556
Tetradic#E556A4, #E5DF56, #56E597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBDCF9
Lighter +20%#AEB1F3
Lighter +10%#8287EC
Darker −10%#2A31DE
Darker −20%#1C23B9
Darker −30%#161B8C
Darker −40%#0F1260
More saturated +25%#3E46FD
Less saturated −25%#6E72CD

Channel breakdown

R86
G92
B229
Red86 (33.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue237.48°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5C · B E5

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