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Recognised as Colour

#059CF2

  • #059CF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#059CF2 is a blue with RGB values 5, 156, 242 and HSL 202°, 96%, 48%. 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

#059CF2#059CF2
HEX#059CF2
RGBrgb(5, 156, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6118, 0.949
RGB percentages2%, 61.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(201.8, 96%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 97.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK97.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer367,858
CSS custom property--colour: #059CF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 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#FA630D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A0F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#528DF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 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 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F25B05
Analogous#05F2D1, #0526F2
Triadic#F2059C, #9CF205
Split complementary#F20526, #F2D105
Tetradic#D105F2, #F25B05, #26F205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E9FE
Lighter +30%#93D6FD
Lighter +20%#61C4FC
Lighter +10%#2FB1FB
Darker −10%#047CC0
Darker −20%#035C8E
Darker −30%#023B5C
Darker −40%#011B2A
More saturated +25%#009DF7
Less saturated −25%#2494D3

Channel breakdown

R5
G156
B242
Red5 (2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue201.77°
Saturation (HSL)95.95%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 9C · B F2

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