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Colour

#59B2FF

  • #59B2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#59B2FF is a blue with RGB values 89, 178, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#59B2FF#59B2FF
HEX#59B2FF
RGBrgb(89, 178, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.698, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 69.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.8, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,527
CSS custom property--colour: #59B2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#A64D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA659
Analogous#59FFF9, #595FFF
Triadic#FF59B2, #B2FF59
Split complementary#FF595F, #FFF959
Tetradic#F959FF, #FFA659, #5FFF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F9FF
Lighter +20%#BFE1FF
Lighter +10%#8CCAFF
Darker −10%#269AFF
Darker −20%#0082F2
Darker −30%#0066BF
Darker −40%#004B8C
More saturated +25%#59B2FF
Less saturated −25%#6EB0EA

Channel breakdown

R89
G178
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G B2 · B FF

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