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Recognised as Colour

#565D99

  • #565D99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#565D99 is a blue with RGB values 86, 93, 153 and HSL 234°, 28%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#565D99#565D99
HEX#565D99
RGBrgb(86, 93, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3647, 0.6
RGB percentages33.7%, 36.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(233.7, 28%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 43.8%, 60%)
CMYK43.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,660,057
CSS custom property--colour: #565D99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#A9A266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48649Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#435F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#406973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.2Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#999256
Analogous#567F99, #715699
Triadic#99565D, #5D9956
Split complementary#997056, #7F9956
Tetradic#99567F, #999256, #569971

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D6E7
Lighter +30%#B3B7D5
Lighter +20%#9398C2
Lighter +10%#7279B0
Darker −10%#444978
Darker −20%#313558
Darker −30%#1F2137
Darker −40%#0D0E16
More saturated +25%#3845B7
Less saturated −25%#74757B

Channel breakdown

R86
G93
B153
Red86 (33.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue233.73°
Saturation (HSL)28.03%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5D · B 99

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