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Recognised as Colour

#259FEA

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

#259FEA is a blue with RGB values 37, 159, 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

#259FEA#259FEA
HEX#259FEA
RGBrgb(37, 159, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6235, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.5%, 62.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(202.8, 82.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 84.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK84.2%, 32.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,465,770
CSS custom property--colour: #259FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#DA6015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6090E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Sky blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7025
Analogous#25EAD3, #253CEA
Triadic#EA259F, #9FEA25
Split complementary#EA253C, #EAD325
Tetradic#D325EA, #EA7025, #3CEA25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF1FC
Lighter +30%#B1DCF7
Lighter +20%#82C8F3
Lighter +10%#54B3EE
Darker −10%#1384C9
Darker −20%#0F659A
Darker −30%#0A476C
Darker −40%#06283D
More saturated +25%#10A4FF
Less saturated −25%#4398CC

Channel breakdown

R37
G159
B234
Red37 (14.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue202.84°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 9F · B EA

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