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Recognised as Colour

#59A6EA

  • #59A6EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#59A6EA is a blue with RGB values 89, 166, 234 and HSL 208°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#59A6EA#59A6EA
HEX#59A6EA
RGBrgb(89, 166, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.651, 0.9176
RGB percentages34.9%, 65.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(208.1, 77.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 62%, 91.8%)
CMYK62%, 29.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,875,434
CSS custom property--colour: #59A6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A65915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#759AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9D59
Analogous#59EAE6, #595DEA
Triadic#EA59A6, #A6EA59
Split complementary#EA595D, #EAE659
Tetradic#E659EA, #EA9D59, #5DEA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EFFB
Lighter +20%#B4D7F5
Lighter +10%#86BEF0
Darker −10%#2C8EE4
Darker −20%#1974C4
Darker −30%#135997
Darker −40%#0D3E6A
More saturated +25%#44A7FF
Less saturated −25%#70A5D3

Channel breakdown

R89
G166
B234
Red89 (34.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue208.14°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G A6 · B EA

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