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Recognised as Colour

#56617E

  • #56617E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#56617E is a blue with RGB values 86, 97, 126 and HSL 224°, 19%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#56617E#56617E
HEX#56617E
RGBrgb(86, 97, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3804, 0.4941
RGB percentages33.7%, 38%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(223.5, 18.9%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 31.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK31.7%, 23%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,661,054
CSS custom property--colour: #56617E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#A99E81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58637Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#54607Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4B676Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Gray · ΔE 21.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E7356
Analogous#56757E, #5F567E
Triadic#7E5661, #617E56
Split complementary#7E5F56, #757E56
Tetradic#7E5675, #7E7356, #567E5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CCD9
Lighter +30%#A9B0C4
Lighter +20%#8B95AF
Lighter +10%#6C799B
Darker −10%#414A60
Darker −20%#2D3241
Darker −30%#181B23
Darker −40%#030405
More saturated +25%#3C5599
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R86
G97
B126
Red86 (33.7%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.87%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 61 · B 7E

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