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Recognised as Colour

#259EE6

  • #259EE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#259EE6 is a blue with RGB values 37, 158, 230 and HSL 202°, 79%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#259EE6#259EE6
HEX#259EE6
RGBrgb(37, 158, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6196, 0.902
RGB percentages14.5%, 62%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(202.4, 79.4%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 83.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK83.9%, 31.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,465,510
CSS custom property--colour: #259EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DA6119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#618FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 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 text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Sky blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E66D25
Analogous#25E6CD, #253EE6
Triadic#E6259E, #9EE625
Split complementary#E6253E, #E6CD25
Tetradic#CD25E6, #E66D25, #3EE625

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEFFB
Lighter +30%#AEDBF6
Lighter +20%#81C7F0
Lighter +10%#53B2EB
Darker −10%#1682C2
Darker −20%#116394
Darker −30%#0C4466
Darker −40%#062639
More saturated +25%#0CA4FF
Less saturated −25%#4396C8

Channel breakdown

R37
G158
B230
Red37 (14.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue202.38°
Saturation (HSL)79.42%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9E · B E6

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