Colour

#568EDB

#568EDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#568EDB is a blue with RGB values 86, 142, 219 and HSL 215°, 65%, 60%. 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#568EDB

RGBrgb(86, 142, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5569, 0.8588

RGB percentages33.7%, 55.7%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(214.7, 64.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 60.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK60.7%, 35.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,672,667

CSS custom property--colour: #568EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 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#888888

Inverted#A97124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D93DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B87D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#009FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 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 7.2 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1 Royal blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBA356

Analogous#56D1DB, #6056DB

Triadic#DB568E, #8EDB56

Split complementary#DB6056, #D1DB56

Tetradic#DB56D1, #DBA356, #56DB60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#D4E2F6

Lighter +20%#AAC6ED

Lighter +10%#80AAE4

Darker −10%#2D72D1

Darker −20%#245BA7

Darker −30%#1B447D

Darker −40%#122D53

More saturated +25%#3C8AF5

Less saturated −25%#7092C1

Channel breakdown

R86

G142

B219

Red86 (33.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue214.74°

Saturation (HSL)64.88%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 8E · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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