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Recognised as Colour

#259BE2

  • #259BE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#259BE2 is a blue with RGB values 37, 155, 226 and HSL 203°, 77%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#259BE2#259BE2
HEX#259BE2
RGBrgb(37, 155, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6078, 0.8863
RGB percentages14.5%, 60.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(202.5, 76.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 83.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK83.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,464,738
CSS custom property--colour: #259BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#DA641D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E26C25
Analogous#25E2CA, #253DE2
Triadic#E2259B, #9BE225
Split complementary#E2253C, #E2CA25
Tetradic#CB25E2, #E26C25, #3DE225

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9EEFA
Lighter +30%#ACD9F4
Lighter +20%#7FC4EE
Lighter +10%#52B0E8
Darker −10%#197EBB
Darker −20%#13608E
Darker −30%#0D4161
Darker −40%#072334
More saturated +25%#08A2FF
Less saturated −25%#4493C3

Channel breakdown

R37
G155
B226
Red37 (14.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue202.54°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9B · B E2

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