Colour

#56607B

#56607B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#56607B is a blue with RGB values 86, 96, 123 and HSL 224°, 18%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#56607B#56607B

HEX#56607B

RGBrgb(86, 96, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3765, 0.4824

RGB percentages33.7%, 37.6%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(223.8, 17.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 30.1%, 48.2%)

CMYK30.1%, 22%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,660,795

CSS custom property--colour: #56607B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#A99F84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58627Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#545F7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4C6569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Dim grey · ΔE 17 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Gray · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7156

Analogous#56737B, #5E567B

Triadic#7B5660, #607B56

Split complementary#7B5F56, #727B56

Tetradic#7B5673, #7B7156, #567B5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C6CBD7

Lighter +30%#A8AFC2

Lighter +20%#8A93AD

Lighter +10%#6C7898

Darker −10%#41495D

Darker −20%#2C313F

Darker −30%#171A21

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#3C5495

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R86

G96

B123

Red86 (33.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue223.78°

Saturation (HSL)17.7%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 60 · B 7B

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Colour values

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