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Colour

#0059FF

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

#0059FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 89, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0059FF#0059FF
HEX#0059FF
RGBrgb(0, 89, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 1
RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,039
CSS custom property--colour: #0059FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FFA600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0087A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 28Blue violet · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Medium blue · ΔE 31.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA600
Analogous#00D9FF, #2600FF
Triadic#FF0059, #59FF00
Split complementary#FF2700, #D8FF00
Tetradic#FF00D9, #FFA600, #00FF26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDEFF
Lighter +30%#99BDFF
Lighter +20%#669BFF
Lighter +10%#337AFF
Darker −10%#0047CC
Darker −20%#003599
Darker −30%#002466
Darker −40%#001233
More saturated +25%#0059FF
Less saturated −25%#2063DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G89
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B FF

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