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Recognised as Colour

#1059EE

  • #1059EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1059EE is a blue with RGB values 16, 89, 238 and HSL 220°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1059EE#1059EE
HEX#1059EE
RGBrgb(16, 89, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.349, 0.9333
RGB percentages6.3%, 34.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(220.3, 87.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 93.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK93.3%, 62.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,071,598
CSS custom property--colour: #1059EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#EFA611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 32Blue violet · ΔE 32.8Dark blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA510
Analogous#10C8EE, #3610EE
Triadic#EE1059, #59EE10
Split complementary#EE3610, #C8EE10
Tetradic#EE10C8, #EEA510, #10EE36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDDFC
Lighter +30%#9EBCF9
Lighter +20%#6F9BF5
Lighter +10%#3F7AF2
Darker −10%#0D47BE
Darker −20%#0A358E
Darker −30%#06235F
Darker −40%#03122F
More saturated +25%#0054FE
Less saturated −25%#3064CE

Channel breakdown

R16
G89
B238
Red16 (6.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue220.27°
Saturation (HSL)87.4%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 59 · B EE

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