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Recognised as Colour

#56AADA

  • #56AADA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#56AADA is a blue with RGB values 86, 170, 218 and HSL 202°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#56AADA#56AADA
HEX#56AADA
RGBrgb(86, 170, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6667, 0.8549
RGB percentages33.7%, 66.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(201.8, 64.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 60.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK60.6%, 22%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,679,834
CSS custom property--colour: #56AADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A95525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#819BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA8656
Analogous#56DAC8, #5668DA
Triadic#DA56AA, #AADA56
Split complementary#DA5668, #DAC856
Tetradic#C856DA, #DA8656, #68DA56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D4E9F5
Lighter +20%#AAD4EC
Lighter +10%#80BFE3
Darker −10%#2D95D0
Darker −20%#2477A6
Darker −30%#1B597C
Darker −40%#123B52
More saturated +25%#3CB1F4
Less saturated −25%#70A3C0

Channel breakdown

R86
G170
B218
Red86 (33.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)64.08%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G AA · B DA

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