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Recognised as Colour

#568EDE

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

#568EDE is a blue with RGB values 86, 142, 222 and HSL 215°, 67%, 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

#568EDE#568EDE
HEX#568EDE
RGBrgb(86, 142, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5569, 0.8706
RGB percentages33.7%, 55.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(215.3, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK61.3%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,672,670
CSS custom property--colour: #568EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 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#888888
Inverted#A97121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C94E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5987DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 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 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA656
Analogous#56D2DE, #6256DE
Triadic#DE568E, #8EDE56
Split complementary#DE6256, #D2DE56
Tetradic#DE56D2, #DEA656, #56DE62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6E4F7
Lighter +20%#ABC7EF
Lighter +10%#81ABE6
Darker −10%#2B71D6
Darker −20%#225BAC
Darker −30%#194482
Darker −40%#112E57
More saturated +25%#3D8AF7
Less saturated −25%#6F92C5

Channel breakdown

R86
G142
B222
Red86 (33.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8E · B DE

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