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Recognised as Colour

#59BCCE

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

#59BCCE is a cyan with RGB values 89, 188, 206 and HSL 189°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#59BCCE#59BCCE
HEX#59BCCE
RGBrgb(89, 188, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7373, 0.8078
RGB percentages34.9%, 73.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(189.2, 54.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 56.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,881,038
CSS custom property--colour: #59BCCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#A64331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE6B59
Analogous#59CEA6, #5981CE
Triadic#CE59BC, #BCCE59
Split complementary#CE5981, #CEA559
Tetradic#A659CE, #CE6B59, #82CE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFC
Lighter +30%#CFECF1
Lighter +20%#A8DCE5
Lighter +10%#80CCDA
Darker −10%#38A8BC
Darker −20%#2C8595
Darker −30%#20626E
Darker −40%#153F46
More saturated +25%#3ECFE9
Less saturated −25%#74A9B3

Channel breakdown

R89
G188
B206
Red89 (34.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue189.23°
Saturation (HSL)54.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G BC · B CE

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