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Recognised as Colour

#565ECA

  • #565ECA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#565ECA is a blue with RGB values 86, 94, 202 and HSL 236°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#565ECA#565ECA
HEX#565ECA
RGBrgb(86, 94, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3686, 0.7922
RGB percentages33.7%, 36.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(235.9, 52.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 57.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.4%, 53.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,660,362
CSS custom property--colour: #565ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A9A135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B6ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#09778Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.5Royal blue · ΔE 8.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC256
Analogous#5698CA, #8856CA
Triadic#CA565E, #5ECA56
Split complementary#CA8856, #98CA56
Tetradic#CA5698, #CAC256, #56CA88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F2FB
Lighter +30%#CACDEF
Lighter +20%#A4A8E2
Lighter +10%#7D83D6
Darker −10%#3941B4
Darker −20%#2C338E
Darker −30%#202567
Darker −40%#141740
More saturated +25%#3A46E6
Less saturated −25%#7276AE

Channel breakdown

R86
G94
B202
Red86 (33.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue235.86°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 5E · B CA

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