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Colour

#59AEFF

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

#59AEFF is a blue with RGB values 89, 174, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#59AEFF#59AEFF
HEX#59AEFF
RGBrgb(89, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.3, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,877,503
CSS custom property--colour: #59AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#A65100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAA59
Analogous#59FFFD, #595BFF
Triadic#FF59AE, #AEFF59
Split complementary#FF595B, #FFFD59
Tetradic#FD59FF, #FFAA59, #5BFF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F9FF
Lighter +20%#BFE0FF
Lighter +10%#8CC7FF
Darker −10%#2695FF
Darker −20%#007CF2
Darker −30%#0062BF
Darker −40%#00488C
More saturated +25%#59AEFF
Less saturated −25%#6EADEA

Channel breakdown

R89
G174
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G AE · B FF

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