Colour

#568BBF

#568BBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#568BBF is a blue with RGB values 86, 139, 191 and HSL 210°, 45%, 54%. 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

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HEX#568BBF

RGBrgb(86, 139, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5451, 0.749

RGB percentages33.7%, 54.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(209.7, 45.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 55%, 74.9%)

CMYK55%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,671,871

CSS custom property--colour: #568BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.1 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#A97440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#758DC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6882BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0D979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 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 4.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.17, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF8A56

Analogous#56BFBF, #5656BF

Triadic#BF568B, #8BBF56

Split complementary#BF5656, #BFBF56

Tetradic#BF56BF, #BF8A56, #56BF56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAF1F7

Lighter +30%#C5D7E9

Lighter +20%#A0BEDB

Lighter +10%#7BA4CD

Darker −10%#3E71A4

Darker −20%#30587F

Darker −30%#223E5A

Darker −40%#142535

More saturated +25%#398BDC

Less saturated −25%#738BA2

Channel breakdown

R86

G139

B191

Red86 (33.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue209.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.06%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 8B · B BF

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Colour values

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