Recognised as Colour

#568CE6

#568CE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#568CE6 is a blue with RGB values 86, 140, 230 and HSL 218°, 74%, 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

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HEX#568CE6

RGBrgb(86, 140, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.549, 0.902

RGB percentages33.7%, 54.9%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(217.5, 74.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 62.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK62.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,672,166

CSS custom property--colour: #568CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#A97319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6494EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5086E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Royal blue · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.87, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6B056

Analogous#56D4E6, #6856E6

Triadic#E6568C, #8CE656

Split complementary#E66856, #D4E656

Tetradic#E656D4, #E6B056, #56E668

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBE7FA

Lighter +20%#AFC8F3

Lighter +10%#82AAED

Darker −10%#2A6EDF

Darker −20%#1C57BA

Darker −30%#15428E

Darker −40%#0E2E62

More saturated +25%#3E86FE

Less saturated −25%#6E92CE

Channel breakdown

R86

G140

B230

Red86 (33.7%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)74.23%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 8C · B E6

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