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Colour

#0059EE

  • #0059EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0059EE is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 238 and HSL 218°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0059EE#0059EE
HEX#0059EE
RGBrgb(0, 89, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(217.6, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 62.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,022
CSS custom property--colour: #0059EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FFA611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.3Blue violet · ΔE 33.3Dark blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE9500
Analogous#00D0EE, #1E00EE
Triadic#EE0059, #59EE00
Split complementary#EE1E00, #D0EE00
Tetradic#EE00D0, #EE9500, #00EE1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBD4FF
Lighter +30%#88B5FF
Lighter +20%#5595FF
Lighter +10%#2275FF
Darker −10%#0046BB
Darker −20%#003388
Darker −30%#002055
Darker −40%#000D22
More saturated +25%#0059EE
Less saturated −25%#1E61D0

Channel breakdown

R0
G89
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue217.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B EE

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