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Recognised as Colour

#569DCD

  • #569DCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#569DCD is a blue with RGB values 86, 157, 205 and HSL 204°, 54%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#569DCD#569DCD
HEX#569DCD
RGBrgb(86, 157, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6157, 0.8039
RGB percentages33.7%, 61.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(204.2, 54.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 58%, 80.4%)
CMYK58%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,676,493
CSS custom property--colour: #569DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A96232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7791CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8656
Analogous#56CDC2, #5661CD
Triadic#CD569D, #9DCD56
Split complementary#CD5661, #CDC256
Tetradic#C256CD, #CD8656, #61CD56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8FC
Lighter +30%#CCE1F0
Lighter +20%#A5CBE4
Lighter +10%#7DB4D9
Darker −10%#3785B9
Darker −20%#2B6892
Darker −30%#204C6A
Darker −40%#143043
More saturated +25%#3BA2E8
Less saturated −25%#7198B2

Channel breakdown

R86
G157
B205
Red86 (33.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue204.2°
Saturation (HSL)54.34%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 9D · B CD

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