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Colour

#0259FF

  • #0259FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0259FF is a blue with RGB values 2, 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

#0259FF#0259FF
HEX#0259FF
RGBrgb(2, 89, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.349, 1
RGB percentages0.8%, 34.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.4, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK99.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer154,111
CSS custom property--colour: #0259FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14378WCAG 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 black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FDA600

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 text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 28Blue violet · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Medium blue · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA802
Analogous#02D8FF, #2902FF
Triadic#FF0259, #59FF02
Split complementary#FF2902, #D8FF02
Tetradic#FF02D8, #FFA802, #02FF29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDFFF
Lighter +30%#9BBDFF
Lighter +20%#689CFF
Lighter +10%#357AFF
Darker −10%#0047CE
Darker −20%#00359B
Darker −30%#002468
Darker −40%#001235
More saturated +25%#0259FF
Less saturated −25%#2263DF

Channel breakdown

R2
G89
B255
Red2 (0.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 59 · B FF

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