Colour

#0059B6

#0059B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0059B6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 182 and HSL 211°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0059B6

RGBrgb(0, 89, 182)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.7137

RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK100%, 51.1%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer22,966

CSS custom property--colour: #0059B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#FFA649

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1863B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B65D00

Analogous#00B4B6, #0200B6

Triadic#B60059, #59B600

Split complementary#B60200, #B4B600

Tetradic#B600B4, #B65D00, #00B602

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#83C0FF

Lighter +30%#50A6FF

Lighter +20%#1D8CFF

Lighter +10%#0072E9

Darker −10%#004083

Darker −20%#002750

Darker −30%#000E1D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0059B6

Less saturated −25%#175A9F

Channel breakdown

G89

B182

Red0 (0%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue210.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B B6

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Colour values

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