Colour

#57566E

#57566E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#57566E is a blue with RGB values 87, 86, 110 and HSL 242°, 12%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#57566E#57566E

HEX#57566E

RGBrgb(87, 86, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.3373, 0.4314

RGB percentages34.1%, 33.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(242.5, 12.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 21.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK20.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,723,758

CSS custom property--colour: #57566E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A8A991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50596Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#50586Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#525A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.4 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Gray · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6D6E56

Analogous#56616E, #63566E

Triadic#6E5756, #566E57

Split complementary#6E6356, #616E56

Tetradic#6E5661, #6D6E56, #566E63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2C1CF

Lighter +30%#A5A5B8

Lighter +20%#8988A2

Lighter +10%#6E6C8B

Darker −10%#404051

Darker −20%#2A2935

Darker −30%#131318

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#413E87

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R87

G86

B110

Red87 (34.1%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue242.5°

Saturation (HSL)12.24%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 56 · B 6E

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