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Recognised as Colour

#56A4E2

  • #56A4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#56A4E2 is a blue with RGB values 86, 164, 226 and HSL 207°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#56A4E2#56A4E2
HEX#56A4E2
RGBrgb(86, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages33.7%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(206.6, 70.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 61.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK61.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,306
CSS custom property--colour: #56A4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A95B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7698E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29456
Analogous#56E2DA, #565EE2
Triadic#E256A4, #A4E256
Split complementary#E2565E, #E2DA56
Tetradic#DA56E2, #E29456, #5EE256

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9EAF8
Lighter +20%#ADD3F1
Lighter +10%#82BBE9
Darker −10%#2A8DDB
Darker −20%#1F71B3
Darker −30%#175688
Darker −40%#103A5C
More saturated +25%#3DA7FB
Less saturated −25%#6FA1C9

Channel breakdown

R86
G164
B226
Red86 (33.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue206.57°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G A4 · B E2

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