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Recognised as Colour

#56858F

  • #56858F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#56858F is a cyan with RGB values 86, 133, 143 and HSL 191°, 25%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#56858F#56858F
HEX#56858F
RGBrgb(86, 133, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5216, 0.5608
RGB percentages33.7%, 52.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(190.5, 24.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 39.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 7%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,670,287
CSS custom property--colour: #56858F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A97A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#747B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3F8988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5Teal · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F6056
Analogous#568F7C, #56698F
Triadic#8F5685, #858F56
Split complementary#8F5669, #8F7C56
Tetradic#7C568F, #8F6056, #698F56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFDFE2
Lighter +30%#AFC9CF
Lighter +20%#8FB4BC
Lighter +10%#6F9FA9
Darker −10%#43676F
Darker −20%#304A4F
Darker −30%#1D2C2F
Darker −40%#090F10
More saturated +25%#3998AC
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R86
G133
B143
Red86 (33.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue190.53°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 85 · B 8F

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