Colour

#0059FC

#0059FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0059FC is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 252 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

#0059FC#0059FC

HEX#0059FC

RGBrgb(0, 89, 252)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.9882

RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK100%, 64.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,036

CSS custom property--colour: #0059FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FFA603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0086A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Royal blue · ΔE 26.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.9 Blue violet · ΔE 29.9 Medium blue · ΔE 32.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCA300

Analogous#00D7FC, #2500FC

Triadic#FC0059, #59FC00

Split complementary#FC2500, #D7FC00

Tetradic#FC00D7, #FCA300, #00FC25

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9DCFF

Lighter +30%#96BBFF

Lighter +20%#639AFF

Lighter +10%#3079FF

Darker −10%#0047C9

Darker −20%#003596

Darker −30%#002363

Darker −40%#001130

More saturated +25%#0059FC

Less saturated −25%#2062DD

Channel breakdown

G89

B252

Red0 (0%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue218.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B FC

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