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Recognised as Colour

#259EEA

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

#259EEA is a blue with RGB values 37, 158, 234 and HSL 203°, 82%, 53%. 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

#259EEA#259EEA
HEX#259EEA
RGBrgb(37, 158, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6196, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.5%, 62%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(203.1, 82.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 84.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK84.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,465,514
CSS custom property--colour: #259EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 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#8A8A8A
Inverted#DA6115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 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 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26Sky blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7125
Analogous#25EAD3, #253CEA
Triadic#EA259E, #9EEA25
Split complementary#EA253C, #EAD325
Tetradic#D325EA, #EA7125, #3CEA25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF1FC
Lighter +30%#B1DCF7
Lighter +20%#82C7F3
Lighter +10%#54B3EE
Darker −10%#1383C9
Darker −20%#0F649A
Darker −30%#0A466C
Darker −40%#06283D
More saturated +25%#10A3FF
Less saturated −25%#4397CC

Channel breakdown

R37
G158
B234
Red37 (14.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue203.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9E · B EA

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