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Recognised as Colour

#57AFF6

  • #57AFF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#57AFF6 is a blue with RGB values 87, 175, 246 and HSL 207°, 90%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#57AFF6#57AFF6
HEX#57AFF6
RGBrgb(87, 175, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.6863, 0.9647
RGB percentages34.1%, 68.6%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(206.8, 89.8%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 64.6%, 96.5%)
CMYK64.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,746,678
CSS custom property--colour: #57AFF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A85009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B1F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA1F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F69E57
Analogous#57F6EE, #575FF6
Triadic#F657AF, #AFF657
Split complementary#F6575F, #F6EE57
Tetradic#EE57F6, #F69E57, #5FF657

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F4FE
Lighter +20%#B8DDFB
Lighter +10%#87C6F9
Darker −10%#2798F3
Darker −20%#0C7FDB
Darker −30%#0963AB
Darker −40%#07477A
More saturated +25%#4EB0FF
Less saturated −25%#6DADE0

Channel breakdown

R87
G175
B246
Red87 (34.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue206.79°
Saturation (HSL)89.83%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G AF · B F6

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