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Recognised as Colour

#59BAFF

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

#59BAFF is a blue with RGB values 89, 186, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#59BAFF#59BAFF
HEX#59BAFF
RGBrgb(89, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.9, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,880,575
CSS custom property--colour: #59BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#A64500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#84ABFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9E59
Analogous#59FFF1, #5967FF
Triadic#FF59BA, #BAFF59
Split complementary#FF5967, #FFF159
Tetradic#F159FF, #FF9E59, #67FF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAFF
Lighter +20%#BFE4FF
Lighter +10%#8CCFFF
Darker −10%#26A5FF
Darker −20%#008DF2
Darker −30%#0070BF
Darker −40%#00528C
More saturated +25%#59BAFF
Less saturated −25%#6EB7EA

Channel breakdown

R89
G186
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G BA · B FF

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