Colour

#0059FA

#0059FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0059FA is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 250 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

#0059FA#0059FA

HEX#0059FA

RGBrgb(0, 89, 250)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.9804

RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 98%

HSLhsl(218.6, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 100%, 98%)

CMYK100%, 64.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,034

CSS custom property--colour: #0059FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FFA605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0085A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Royal blue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.9 Blue violet · ΔE 30.2 Medium blue · ΔE 32.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAA100

Analogous#00D6FA, #2400FA

Triadic#FA0059, #59FA00

Split complementary#FA2400, #D6FA00

Tetradic#FA00D6, #FAA100, #00FA24

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7DBFF

Lighter +30%#94BAFF

Lighter +20%#6199FF

Lighter +10%#2E78FF

Darker −10%#0047C7

Darker −20%#003594

Darker −30%#002361

Darker −40%#00102E

More saturated +25%#0059FA

Less saturated −25%#1F62DB

Channel breakdown

G89

B250

Red0 (0%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue218.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B FA

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