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Recognised as Colour

#568FBE

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

#568FBE is a blue with RGB values 86, 143, 190 and HSL 207°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#568FBE#568FBE
HEX#568FBE
RGBrgb(86, 143, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5608, 0.7451
RGB percentages33.7%, 56.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(207.1, 44.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 54.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK54.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,672,894
CSS custom property--colour: #568FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A97041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B90C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D85BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0C9A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8556
Analogous#56BEB9, #565BBE
Triadic#BE568F, #8FBE56
Split complementary#BE565B, #BEB956
Tetradic#B956BE, #BE8556, #5BBE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1F7
Lighter +30%#C5D8E9
Lighter +20%#A0C0DA
Lighter +10%#7BA7CC
Darker −10%#3F75A3
Darker −20%#305B7E
Darker −30%#224059
Darker −40%#142634
More saturated +25%#3992DB
Less saturated −25%#738CA1

Channel breakdown

R86
G143
B190
Red86 (33.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue207.12°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8F · B BE

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