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Recognised as Colour

#59BFCE

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

#59BFCE is a cyan with RGB values 89, 191, 206 and HSL 188°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#59BFCE#59BFCE
HEX#59BFCE
RGBrgb(89, 191, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.749, 0.8078
RGB percentages34.9%, 74.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(187.7, 54.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 56.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,881,806
CSS custom property--colour: #59BFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#A64031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B9CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FABCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE6859
Analogous#59CEA2, #5985CE
Triadic#CE59BF, #BFCE59
Split complementary#CE5985, #CEA259
Tetradic#A259CE, #CE6859, #85CE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFC
Lighter +30%#CFEDF1
Lighter +20%#A8DDE5
Lighter +10%#80CEDA
Darker −10%#38ABBC
Darker −20%#2C8895
Darker −30%#20646E
Darker −40%#154046
More saturated +25%#3ED3E9
Less saturated −25%#74ABB3

Channel breakdown

R89
G191
B206
Red89 (34.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue187.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G BF · B CE

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