Recognised as Colour

#59EFFA

#59EFFA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#59EFFA is a cyan with RGB values 89, 239, 250 and HSL 184°, 94%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#59EFFA#59EFFA

HEX#59EFFA

RGBrgb(89, 239, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.9373, 0.9804

RGB percentages34.9%, 93.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(184.1, 94.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.1, 64.4%, 98%)

CMYK64.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,894,138

CSS custom property--colour: #59EFFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#A61005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEE5FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6D3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00F8F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 13 Cyan · ΔE 13 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7 Turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FA6459

Analogous#59FAB5, #599EFA

Triadic#FA59EF, #EFFA59

Split complementary#FA599E, #FAB559

Tetradic#B559FA, #FA6459, #9EFA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEFDFE

Lighter +20%#BCF9FD

Lighter +10%#8BF4FB

Darker −10%#27EAF9

Darker −20%#07D7E6

Darker −30%#05A9B5

Darker −40%#047A83

More saturated +25%#54F3FF

Less saturated −25%#6EDDE5

Channel breakdown

R89

G239

B250

Red89 (34.9%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue184.1°

Saturation (HSL)94.15%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G EF · B FA

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