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Recognised as Colour

#2059BD

  • #2059BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2059BD is a blue with RGB values 32, 89, 189 and HSL 218°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2059BD#2059BD
HEX#2059BD
RGBrgb(32, 89, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.349, 0.7412
RGB percentages12.5%, 34.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(218.2, 71%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 83.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK83.1%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,120,125
CSS custom property--colour: #2059BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#DFA642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A65C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8420
Analogous#20A8BD, #3520BD
Triadic#BD2059, #59BD20
Split complementary#BD3620, #A8BD20
Tetradic#BD20A8, #BD8420, #20BD35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6CCF3
Lighter +30%#8BAEEB
Lighter +20%#5F8FE4
Lighter +10%#3371DD
Darker −10%#194491
Darker −20%#113066
Darker −30%#0A1B3A
Darker −40%#02070F
More saturated +25%#0451D9
Less saturated −25%#3C61A1

Channel breakdown

R32
G89
B189
Red32 (12.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue218.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.04%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 59 · B BD

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