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Recognised as Colour

#5686DE

  • #5686DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5686DE is a blue with RGB values 86, 134, 222 and HSL 219°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5686DE#5686DE
HEX#5686DE
RGBrgb(86, 134, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5255, 0.8706
RGB percentages33.7%, 52.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(218.8, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK61.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,670,622
CSS custom property--colour: #5686DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#A97921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F8EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEAE56
Analogous#56CADE, #6A56DE
Triadic#DE5686, #86DE56
Split complementary#DE6A56, #CADE56
Tetradic#DE56CA, #DEAE56, #56DE6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6E2F7
Lighter +20%#ABC3EF
Lighter +10%#81A5E6
Darker −10%#2B67D6
Darker −20%#2253AC
Darker −30%#193E82
Darker −40%#112A57
More saturated +25%#3D7FF7
Less saturated −25%#6F8DC5

Channel breakdown

R86
G134
B222
Red86 (33.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 86 · B DE

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