Colour

#566AEA

#566AEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#566AEA is a blue with RGB values 86, 106, 234 and HSL 232°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#566AEA#566AEA

HEX#566AEA

RGBrgb(86, 106, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.4157, 0.9176

RGB percentages33.7%, 41.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(231.9, 77.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 63.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK63.2%, 54.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,663,466

CSS custom property--colour: #566AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#A99515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0089A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7 Slate blue · ΔE 11.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAD656

Analogous#56B4EA, #8C56EA

Triadic#EA566A, #6AEA56

Split complementary#EA8C56, #B4EA56

Tetradic#EA56B4, #EAD656, #56EA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEE2FB

Lighter +20%#B1BAF5

Lighter +10%#8392F0

Darker −10%#2942E4

Darker −20%#182FC2

Darker −30%#122495

Darker −40%#0D1967

More saturated +25%#415BFF

Less saturated −25%#6E7BD2

Channel breakdown

R86

G106

B234

Red86 (33.7%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue231.89°

Saturation (HSL)77.89%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 6A · B EA

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