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Recognised as Colour

#568FE0

  • #568FE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#568FE0 is a blue with RGB values 86, 143, 224 and HSL 215°, 69%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#568FE0#568FE0
HEX#568FE0
RGBrgb(86, 143, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5608, 0.8784
RGB percentages33.7%, 56.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(215.2, 69%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 61.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK61.6%, 36.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,672,928
CSS custom property--colour: #568FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A9701F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C95E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5988DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A756
Analogous#56D4E0, #6256E0
Triadic#E0568F, #8FE056
Split complementary#E06256, #D4E056
Tetradic#E056D4, #E0A756, #56E062

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E5F8
Lighter +20%#ACC8F0
Lighter +10%#81ACE8
Darker −10%#2B72D8
Darker −20%#205CB0
Darker −30%#184585
Darker −40%#102F5A
More saturated +25%#3D8BF9
Less saturated −25%#6F93C7

Channel breakdown

R86
G143
B224
Red86 (33.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue215.22°
Saturation (HSL)69%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 8F · B E0

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