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Recognised as Colour

#059BF7

  • #059BF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#059BF7 is a blue with RGB values 5, 155, 247 and HSL 203°, 96%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#059BF7#059BF7
HEX#059BF7
RGBrgb(5, 155, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6078, 0.9686
RGB percentages2%, 60.8%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(202.8, 96%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 98%, 96.9%)
CMYK98%, 37.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer367,607
CSS custom property--colour: #059BF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#FA6408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA0FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8DF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 31.8Light skyblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F76105
Analogous#05F7DA, #0522F7
Triadic#F7059B, #9BF705
Split complementary#F70522, #F7DA05
Tetradic#DA05F7, #F76105, #22F705

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAEAFE
Lighter +30%#98D7FD
Lighter +20%#66C3FC
Lighter +10%#34AFFB
Darker −10%#047CC5
Darker −20%#035C93
Darker −30%#023D61
Darker −40%#011E2F
More saturated +25%#009CFC
Less saturated −25%#2593D8

Channel breakdown

R5
G155
B247
Red5 (2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue202.81°
Saturation (HSL)96.03%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 9B · B F7

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