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Recognised as Colour

#59ACF7

  • #59ACF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#59ACF7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 172, 247 and HSL 208°, 91%, 66%. 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

#59ACF7#59ACF7
HEX#59ACF7
RGBrgb(89, 172, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6745, 0.9686
RGB percentages34.9%, 67.5%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(208.5, 90.8%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 64%, 96.9%)
CMYK64%, 30.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,876,983
CSS custom property--colour: #59ACF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#A65308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BAFFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A0F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 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 text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7A459
Analogous#59F7F3, #595DF7
Triadic#F759AC, #ACF759
Split complementary#F7595D, #F7F359
Tetradic#F359F7, #F7A459, #5DF759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF5FE
Lighter +20%#BADDFC
Lighter +10%#8AC4F9
Darker −10%#2894F5
Darker −20%#0B7ADF
Darker −30%#0860AF
Darker −40%#06457E
More saturated +25%#51ACFF
Less saturated −25%#6FABE1

Channel breakdown

R89
G172
B247
Red89 (34.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue208.48°
Saturation (HSL)90.8%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G AC · B F7

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