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Recognised as Colour

#568CE9

  • #568CE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#568CE9 is a blue with RGB values 86, 140, 233 and HSL 218°, 77%, 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

#568CE9#568CE9
HEX#568CE9
RGBrgb(86, 140, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.549, 0.9137
RGB percentages33.7%, 54.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(218, 77%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 63.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK63.1%, 39.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,672,169
CSS custom property--colour: #568CE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A97316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6294EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D87E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AFno 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 text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9B356
Analogous#56D5E9, #6A56E9
Triadic#E9568C, #8CE956
Split complementary#E96A56, #D5E956
Tetradic#E956D5, #E9B356, #56E96A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE8FB
Lighter +20%#B0C9F5
Lighter +10%#83ABEF
Darker −10%#296DE3
Darker −20%#1956C0
Darker −30%#134293
Darker −40%#0D2E66
More saturated +25%#4086FF
Less saturated −25%#6E92D1

Channel breakdown

R86
G140
B233
Red86 (33.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue217.96°
Saturation (HSL)76.96%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8C · B E9

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