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Recognised as Colour

#0059BE

  • #0059BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0059BE is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 190 and HSL 212°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0059BE#0059BE
HEX#0059BE
RGBrgb(0, 89, 190)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.7451
RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(211.9, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK100%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer22,974
CSS custom property--colour: #0059BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FFA641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007283no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6500
Analogous#00B8BE, #0600BE
Triadic#BE0059, #59BE00
Split complementary#BE0600, #B8BE00
Tetradic#BE00B8, #BE6500, #00BE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BC1FF
Lighter +30%#58A6FF
Lighter +20%#258BFF
Lighter +10%#0071F1
Darker −10%#00418B
Darker −20%#002958
Darker −30%#001125
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0059BE
Less saturated −25%#185BA6

Channel breakdown

R0
G89
B190
Red0 (0%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue211.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B BE

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