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Colour

#59B7D4

  • #59B7D4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#59B7D4 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 183, 212 and HSL 194°, 59%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#59B7D4#59B7D4
HEX#59B7D4
RGBrgb(89, 183, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7176, 0.8314
RGB percentages34.9%, 71.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(194.1, 58.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 58%, 83.1%)
CMYK58%, 13.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,879,764
CSS custom property--colour: #59B7D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#A6482B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B3D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A5D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light blue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D47659
Analogous#59D4B3, #597AD4
Triadic#D459B7, #B7D459
Split complementary#D4597A, #D4B359
Tetradic#B359D4, #D47659, #7AD459

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#D3ECF3
Lighter +20%#AADAE9
Lighter +10%#82C9DE
Darker −10%#33A4C7
Darker −20%#29829E
Darker −30%#1E6176
Darker −40%#14404D
More saturated +25%#3FC5EE
Less saturated −25%#73A9BA

Channel breakdown

R89
G183
B212
Red89 (34.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue194.15°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G B7 · B D4

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