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Recognised as Colour

#159BFC

  • #159BFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#159BFC is a blue with RGB values 21, 155, 252 and HSL 205°, 97%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#159BFC#159BFC
HEX#159BFC
RGBrgb(21, 155, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.6078, 0.9882
RGB percentages8.2%, 60.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(205.2, 97.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 91.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK91.7%, 38.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,416,188
CSS custom property--colour: #159BFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#EA6403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#478EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Light skyblue · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC7615
Analogous#15FCEA, #1527FC
Triadic#FC159B, #9BFC15
Split complementary#FC1528, #FCEA15
Tetradic#E915FC, #FC7615, #27FC15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF1FF
Lighter +30%#ACDCFE
Lighter +20%#7AC6FD
Lighter +10%#47B1FD
Darker −10%#0380DB
Darker −20%#0263A9
Darker −30%#024576
Darker −40%#012844
More saturated +25%#129BFF
Less saturated −25%#3396DE

Channel breakdown

R21
G155
B252
Red21 (8.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue205.19°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 9B · B FC

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