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Recognised as Colour

#568CAC

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

#568CAC is a blue with RGB values 86, 140, 172 and HSL 202°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#568CAC#568CAC
HEX#568CAC
RGBrgb(86, 140, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.549, 0.6745
RGB percentages33.7%, 54.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(202.3, 34.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 50%, 67.5%)
CMYK50%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,672,108
CSS custom property--colour: #568CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A97353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7182ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2A9496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2Gray · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC7656
Analogous#56ACA1, #5661AC
Triadic#AC568C, #8CAC56
Split complementary#AC5661, #ACA156
Tetradic#A156AC, #AC7656, #61AC56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE9EF
Lighter +30%#BDD2DE
Lighter +20%#9ABBCE
Lighter +10%#78A3BD
Darker −10%#44718B
Darker −20%#335569
Darker −30%#233946
Darker −40%#121D24
More saturated +25%#3694CC
Less saturated −25%#76848C

Channel breakdown

R86
G140
B172
Red86 (33.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue202.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.13%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8C · B AC

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