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Recognised as Colour

#56698F

  • #56698F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#56698F is a blue with RGB values 86, 105, 143 and HSL 220°, 25%, 45%. 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

#56698F#56698F
HEX#56698F
RGBrgb(86, 105, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.4118, 0.5608
RGB percentages33.7%, 41.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(220, 24.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 39.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,663,119
CSS custom property--colour: #56698F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A99670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6C91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#56668Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#437176no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 23.3Gray · ΔE 25.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F7C56
Analogous#56868F, #60568F
Triadic#8F5669, #698F56
Split complementary#8F6056, #868F56
Tetradic#8F5685, #8F7C56, #568F60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD5E2
Lighter +30%#AFBACF
Lighter +20%#8F9EBC
Lighter +10%#6F82A9
Darker −10%#43526F
Darker −20%#303A4F
Darker −30%#1D232F
Darker −40%#090B10
More saturated +25%#395FAC
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R86
G105
B143
Red86 (33.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 69 · B 8F

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