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Colour

#259CF6

  • #259CF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#259CF6 is a blue with RGB values 37, 156, 246 and HSL 206°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#259CF6#259CF6
HEX#259CF6
RGBrgb(37, 156, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6118, 0.9647
RGB percentages14.5%, 61.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(205.8, 92.1%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 85%, 96.5%)
CMYK85%, 36.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,465,014
CSS custom property--colour: #259CF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DA6309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#518EF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 32.2Light skyblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F67F25
Analogous#25F6E8, #2533F6
Triadic#F6259C, #9CF625
Split complementary#F62533, #F6E825
Tetradic#E825F6, #F67F25, #33F625

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F5FE
Lighter +30%#B8DFFC
Lighter +20%#87C8FA
Lighter +10%#56B2F8
Darker −10%#0983DF
Darker −20%#0766AE
Darker −30%#05497D
Darker −40%#032D4C
More saturated +25%#1C9DFF
Less saturated −25%#4198DA

Channel breakdown

R37
G156
B246
Red37 (14.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue205.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9C · B F6

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