Colour

#5665A5

#5665A5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5665A5 is a blue with RGB values 86, 101, 165 and HSL 229°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5665A5

RGBrgb(86, 101, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.3961, 0.6471

RGB percentages33.7%, 39.6%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(228.6, 31.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 47.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK47.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,662,117

CSS custom property--colour: #5665A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#A99A5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D6CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4665A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#38727Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A59656

Analogous#568CA5, #6F56A5

Triadic#A55665, #65A556

Split complementary#A56F56, #8CA556

Tetradic#A5568C, #A59656, #56A56F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDEEC

Lighter +30%#B9C0DB

Lighter +20%#98A1C9

Lighter +10%#7683B8

Darker −10%#455083

Darker −20%#333C62

Darker −30%#222740

Darker −40%#10131F

More saturated +25%#3752C4

Less saturated −25%#757886

Channel breakdown

R86

G101

B165

Red86 (33.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue228.61°

Saturation (HSL)31.47%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 65 · B A5

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