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Recognised as Colour

#567ECC

  • #567ECC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#567ECC is a blue with RGB values 86, 126, 204 and HSL 220°, 54%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#567ECC#567ECC
HEX#567ECC
RGBrgb(86, 126, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.4941, 0.8
RGB percentages33.7%, 49.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(219.7, 53.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 57.8%, 80%)
CMYK57.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,668,556
CSS custom property--colour: #567ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A98133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D85CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA456
Analogous#56B9CC, #6956CC
Triadic#CC567E, #7ECC56
Split complementary#CC6956, #B9CC56
Tetradic#CC56B9, #CCA456, #56CC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F6FB
Lighter +30%#CCD8EF
Lighter +20%#A4BAE4
Lighter +10%#7D9CD8
Darker −10%#3763B8
Darker −20%#2C4E90
Darker −30%#203969
Darker −40%#142442
More saturated +25%#3A75E8
Less saturated −25%#7287B1

Channel breakdown

R86
G126
B204
Red86 (33.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue219.66°
Saturation (HSL)53.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 7E · B CC

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