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Recognised as Colour

#568AE1

  • #568AE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#568AE1 is a blue with RGB values 86, 138, 225 and HSL 218°, 70%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#568AE1#568AE1
HEX#568AE1
RGBrgb(86, 138, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5412, 0.8824
RGB percentages33.7%, 54.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(217.6, 69.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 61.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK61.8%, 38.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,671,649
CSS custom property--colour: #568AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A9751E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6491E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5185DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.28, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1AD56
Analogous#56CFE1, #6856E1
Triadic#E1568A, #8AE156
Split complementary#E16856, #CFE156
Tetradic#E156CF, #E1AD56, #56E168

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E4F8
Lighter +20%#ADC6F0
Lighter +10%#81A8E9
Darker −10%#2B6CD9
Darker −20%#2056B1
Darker −30%#184186
Darker −40%#102C5B
More saturated +25%#3D84FA
Less saturated −25%#6F90C8

Channel breakdown

R86
G138
B225
Red86 (33.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue217.55°
Saturation (HSL)69.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8A · B E1

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