Colour

#59A7C4

#59A7C4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#59A7C4 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 167, 196 and HSL 196°, 48%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#59A7C4

RGBrgb(89, 167, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6549, 0.7686

RGB percentages34.9%, 65.5%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(196.3, 47.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 54.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK54.6%, 14.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,875,652

CSS custom property--colour: #59A7C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#A6583B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A4C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8798C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C47659

Analogous#59C4AC, #5971C4

Triadic#C459A7, #A7C459

Split complementary#C45971, #C4AC59

Tetradic#AC59C4, #C47659, #71C459

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F7F9

Lighter +30%#CAE3EC

Lighter +20%#A4CFDF

Lighter +10%#7FBBD1

Darker −10%#3D8EAD

Darker −20%#306F87

Darker −30%#235061

Darker −40%#15313C

More saturated +25%#3DB4E0

Less saturated −25%#759AA8

Channel breakdown

R89

G167

B196

Red89 (34.9%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue196.26°

Saturation (HSL)47.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G A7 · B C4

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