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Recognised as Colour

#59A2EA

  • #59A2EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#59A2EA is a blue with RGB values 89, 162, 234 and HSL 210°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#59A2EA#59A2EA
HEX#59A2EA
RGBrgb(89, 162, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6353, 0.9176
RGB percentages34.9%, 63.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(209.8, 77.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 62%, 91.8%)
CMYK62%, 30.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,874,410
CSS custom property--colour: #59A2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A65D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F97E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA159
Analogous#59EAE9, #595AEA
Triadic#EA59A2, #A2EA59
Split complementary#EA595A, #EAEA59
Tetradic#E959EA, #EAA159, #59EA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EEFB
Lighter +20%#B4D5F5
Lighter +10%#86BBF0
Darker −10%#2C89E4
Darker −20%#196FC4
Darker −30%#135597
Darker −40%#0D3C6A
More saturated +25%#44A2FF
Less saturated −25%#70A2D3

Channel breakdown

R89
G162
B234
Red89 (34.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue209.79°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G A2 · B EA

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