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Colour

#56A5FF

  • #56A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#56A5FF is a blue with RGB values 86, 165, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#56A5FF#56A5FF
HEX#56A5FF
RGBrgb(86, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages33.7%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK66.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,591
CSS custom property--colour: #56A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A95A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#659BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3Royal blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB056
Analogous#56FAFF, #5B56FF
Triadic#FF56A5, #A5FF56
Split complementary#FF5C56, #FAFF56
Tetradic#FF56FA, #FFB056, #56FF5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF6FF
Lighter +20%#BCDBFF
Lighter +10%#89C0FF
Darker −10%#238AFF
Darker −20%#0070EF
Darker −30%#0058BC
Darker −40%#004089
More saturated +25%#56A5FF
Less saturated −25%#6BA6EA

Channel breakdown

R86
G165
B255
Red86 (33.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G A5 · B FF

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