Colour

#0059B1

#0059B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0059B1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 177 and HSL 210°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#0059B1

RGBrgb(0, 89, 177)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.6941

RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(209.8, 100%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 100%, 69.4%)

CMYK100%, 49.7%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer22,961

CSS custom property--colour: #0059B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#FFA64E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2162B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Royal blue · ΔE 20.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B15800

Analogous#00B1B1, #0000B1

Triadic#B10059, #59B100

Split complementary#B10001, #B1B100

Tetradic#B000B1, #B15800, #00B100

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7EBFFF

Lighter +30%#4BA6FF

Lighter +20%#188CFF

Lighter +10%#0073E4

Darker −10%#003F7E

Darker −20%#00264B

Darker −30%#000C18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0059B1

Less saturated −25%#16599B

Channel breakdown

G89

B177

Red0 (0%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue209.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B B1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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