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Colour

#568AC5

  • #568AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#568AC5 is a blue with RGB values 86, 138, 197 and HSL 212°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#568AC5#568AC5
HEX#568AC5
RGBrgb(86, 138, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5412, 0.7725
RGB percentages33.7%, 54.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(211.9, 48.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 56.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK56.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,671,621
CSS custom property--colour: #568AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A9753A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728DC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6382C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C59156
Analogous#56C2C5, #5956C5
Triadic#C5568A, #8AC556
Split complementary#C55956, #C2C556
Tetradic#C556C2, #C59156, #56C55A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF3F9
Lighter +30%#C8D9EC
Lighter +20%#A2BFDF
Lighter +10%#7CA4D2
Darker −10%#3B70AD
Darker −20%#2E5887
Darker −30%#213F61
Darker −40%#14263B
More saturated +25%#3A88E1
Less saturated −25%#728CA9

Channel breakdown

R86
G138
B197
Red86 (33.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue211.89°
Saturation (HSL)48.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8A · B C5

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