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Colour

#0059F9

  • #0059F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0059F9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 249 and HSL 219°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0059F9#0059F9
HEX#0059F9
RGBrgb(0, 89, 249)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.9765
RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(218.6, 100%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 100%, 97.6%)
CMYK100%, 64.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,033
CSS custom property--colour: #0059F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FFA606

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Blue violet · ΔE 30.4Medium blue · ΔE 33.1Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9A000
Analogous#00D5F9, #2400F9
Triadic#F90059, #59F900
Split complementary#F92400, #D5F900
Tetradic#F900D6, #F9A000, #00F924

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6DAFF
Lighter +30%#93BAFF
Lighter +20%#6099FF
Lighter +10%#2D78FF
Darker −10%#0047C6
Darker −20%#003593
Darker −30%#002260
Darker −40%#00102D
More saturated +25%#0059F9
Less saturated −25%#1F62DA

Channel breakdown

R0
G89
B249
Red0 (0%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue218.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B F9

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