#1059bd

Color #1059bd

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.49 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#1059bd

RGB

rgb(16, 89, 189)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 84.4%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 91.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(91.5%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(39.46, 18.36, -58.23)

LCH

lch(39.46, 61.06, 287.5)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.1715, 258.57)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 6.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd7410

Analogous

#10afbd

#1059bd

#1e10bd

Triadic

#1059bd

#bd1059

#59bd10

Split-complementary

#1059bd

#bd1e10

#afbd10

Tetradic

#1059bd

#7410bd

#bd7410

#59bd10

Square

#1059bd

#bd10af

#bd7410

#10bd1e

Shades

Color #1059bd mixed toward black.

#0d4a9e

#0b3b7e

#082c5f

#051e3f

#030f20

Tints

Color #1059bd mixed toward white.

#156feb

#448cef

#72a9f3

#a1c5f7

#d0e2fb

Tones

Color #1059bd mixed toward gray.

#1e5baf

#2d5da0

#3b6092

#4a6283

#586475

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3dac · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#3933a7 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#199c98 · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 25.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1059bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1059bd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1059bd (#1059bd) is rgb(16, 89, 189) in RGB.

No, #1059bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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