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Recognised as Colour

#0E59C8

  • #0E59C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0E59C8 is a blue with RGB values 14, 89, 200 and HSL 216°, 87%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0E59C8#0E59C8
HEX#0E59C8
RGBrgb(14, 89, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.349, 0.7843
RGB percentages5.5%, 34.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(215.8, 86.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 93%, 78.4%)
CMYK93%, 55.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer940,488
CSS custom property--colour: #0E59C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#F1A637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C87D0E
Analogous#0EB6C8, #200EC8
Triadic#C80E59, #59C80E
Split complementary#C8200E, #B6C80E
Tetradic#C80EB6, #C87D0E, #0EC820

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C9F9
Lighter +30%#79ABF6
Lighter +20%#4A8EF2
Lighter +10%#1A70EF
Darker −10%#0B4498
Darker −20%#072F69
Darker −30%#041939
Darker −40%#010409
More saturated +25%#0056D6
Less saturated −25%#295EAD

Channel breakdown

R14
G89
B200
Red14 (5.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue215.81°
Saturation (HSL)86.92%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 59 · B C8

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