Colour

#0659FF

#0659FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0659FF is a blue with RGB values 6, 89, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 51%. 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

#0659FF#0659FF

HEX#0659FF

RGBrgb(6, 89, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.349, 1

RGB percentages2.4%, 34.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(220, 100%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 97.6%, 100%)

CMYK97.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer416,255

CSS custom property--colour: #0659FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#F9A600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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 text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Royal blue · ΔE 28 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.3 Medium blue · ΔE 31.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFAC06

Analogous#06D6FF, #3006FF

Triadic#FF0659, #59FF06

Split complementary#FF2F06, #D5FF06

Tetradic#FF06D5, #FFAC06, #06FF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2E1FF

Lighter +30%#9FBFFF

Lighter +20%#6C9DFF

Lighter +10%#397BFF

Darker −10%#0046D2

Darker −20%#00359F

Darker −30%#00246C

Darker −40%#001339

More saturated +25%#0659FF

Less saturated −25%#2563E0

Channel breakdown

G89

B255

Red6 (2.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 59 · B FF

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