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Colour

#568BEA

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

#568BEA is a blue with RGB values 86, 139, 234 and HSL 219°, 78%, 63%. 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

#568BEA#568BEA
HEX#568BEA
RGBrgb(86, 139, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5451, 0.9176
RGB percentages33.7%, 54.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(218.5, 77.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 63.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK63.2%, 40.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,671,914
CSS custom property--colour: #568BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A97415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6094EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A86E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB556
Analogous#56D5EA, #6B56EA
Triadic#EA568B, #8BEA56
Split complementary#EA6B56, #D5EA56
Tetradic#EA56D5, #EAB556, #56EA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE8FB
Lighter +20%#B1C9F5
Lighter +10%#83AAF0
Darker −10%#296CE4
Darker −20%#1855C2
Darker −30%#124195
Darker −40%#0D2D67
More saturated +25%#4185FF
Less saturated −25%#6E92D2

Channel breakdown

R86
G139
B234
Red86 (33.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue218.51°
Saturation (HSL)77.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8B · B EA

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