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Recognised as Colour

#059FFF

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

#059FFF is a blue with RGB values 5, 159, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#059FFF#059FFF
HEX#059FFF
RGBrgb(5, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages2%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(203, 100%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 98%, 100%)
CMYK98%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer368,639
CSS custom property--colour: #059FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#FA6000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B90FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 31.5Light skyblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6505
Analogous#05FFE2, #0522FF
Triadic#FF059F, #9FFF05
Split complementary#FF0522, #FFE205
Tetradic#E205FF, #FF6505, #22FF05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1EDFF
Lighter +30%#9EDAFF
Lighter +20%#6BC6FF
Lighter +10%#38B3FF
Darker −10%#0081D1
Darker −20%#00619E
Darker −30%#00426B
Darker −40%#002238
More saturated +25%#059FFF
Less saturated −25%#2498E0

Channel breakdown

R5
G159
B255
Red5 (2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 9F · B FF

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