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Recognised as Colour

#59ABFF

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

#59ABFF is a blue with RGB values 89, 171, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#59ABFF#59ABFF
HEX#59ABFF
RGBrgb(89, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,876,735
CSS custom property--colour: #59ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#A65400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6FA0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAD59
Analogous#59FEFF, #5A59FF
Triadic#FF59AB, #ABFF59
Split complementary#FF5A59, #FEFF59
Tetradic#FF59FE, #FFAD59, #59FF5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F8FF
Lighter +20%#BFDFFF
Lighter +10%#8CC5FF
Darker −10%#2691FF
Darker −20%#0078F2
Darker −30%#005EBF
Darker −40%#00458C
More saturated +25%#59ABFF
Less saturated −25%#6EABEA

Channel breakdown

R89
G171
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G AB · B FF

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