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Recognised as Colour

#566D94

  • #566D94
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#566D94 is a blue with RGB values 86, 109, 148 and HSL 218°, 26%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#566D94#566D94
HEX#566D94
RGBrgb(86, 109, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.4275, 0.5804
RGB percentages33.7%, 42.7%, 58%
HSLhsl(217.7, 26.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 41.9%, 58%)
CMYK41.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,664,148
CSS custom property--colour: #566D94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#A9926B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6F96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#586A93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#41757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 24.1Gray · ΔE 25.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#947D56
Analogous#568C94, #5E5694
Triadic#94566D, #6D9456
Split complementary#945E56, #8C9456
Tetradic#94568C, #947D56, #56945E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D9E5
Lighter +30%#B1BDD2
Lighter +20%#91A2BF
Lighter +10%#7187AC
Darker −10%#435574
Darker −20%#313D53
Darker −30%#1E2633
Darker −40%#0B0E13
More saturated +25%#3965B1
Less saturated −25%#737577

Channel breakdown

R86
G109
B148
Red86 (33.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue217.74°
Saturation (HSL)26.5%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 6D · B 94

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