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Recognised as Colour

#569EDE

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

#569EDE is a blue with RGB values 86, 158, 222 and HSL 208°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#569EDE#569EDE
HEX#569EDE
RGBrgb(86, 158, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6196, 0.8706
RGB percentages33.7%, 62%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(208.2, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK61.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,676,766
CSS custom property--colour: #569EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A96121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7093DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9656
Analogous#56DEDA, #565ADE
Triadic#DE569E, #9EDE56
Split complementary#DE565A, #DEDA56
Tetradic#DA56DE, #DE9656, #5ADE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6E7F7
Lighter +20%#ABCFEF
Lighter +10%#81B6E6
Darker −10%#2B86D6
Darker −20%#226BAC
Darker −30%#195182
Darker −40%#113657
More saturated +25%#3D9FF7
Less saturated −25%#6F9DC5

Channel breakdown

R86
G158
B222
Red86 (33.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue208.24°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 9E · B DE

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