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Recognised as Colour

#568BE8

  • #568BE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#568BE8 is a blue with RGB values 86, 139, 232 and HSL 218°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#568BE8#568BE8
HEX#568BE8
RGBrgb(86, 139, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5451, 0.9098
RGB percentages33.7%, 54.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(218.2, 76%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 62.9%, 91%)
CMYK62.9%, 40.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,671,912
CSS custom property--colour: #568BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A97417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6193ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C86E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8B356
Analogous#56D4E8, #6A56E8
Triadic#E8568B, #8BE856
Split complementary#E86A56, #D4E856
Tetradic#E856D4, #E8B356, #56E86A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE7FA
Lighter +20%#B0C9F4
Lighter +10%#83AAEE
Darker −10%#296CE2
Darker −20%#1A55BE
Darker −30%#144191
Darker −40%#0E2D64
More saturated +25%#3F85FF
Less saturated −25%#6E92D0

Channel breakdown

R86
G139
B232
Red86 (33.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue218.22°
Saturation (HSL)76.04%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8B · B E8

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