#2599B1#2599B1
#2599B1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.103 H 215.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2599B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 153, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.37, -22.72, -21.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.37, 31.23, 223.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.2% -0.0839 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.103 215.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0866, 26.3476, 45.6134) |
| Luminance | 0.2635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.53
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.81
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.65
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2599B1 #B13D25
analogous
#25B183 #2599B1 #2553B1
triadic
#2599B1 #B12599 #99B125
tetradic
#2599B1 #8325B1 #B13D25 #53B125
square
#2599B1 #8325B1 #B13D25 #53B125
split-complementary
#2599B1 #B12553 #B18325
monochromatic
#10414C #1A6D7E #2599B1 #3DBCD6 #6FCEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2599B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#2599B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2599B1
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2599B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2599B1 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8894B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7686B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2599b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 153, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.103 215.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c8',
500: '#2599b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2599b1; $custom-light: #78b7c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2599b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 153,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.286,
"s": 65.421,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63203,
"c": 0.10305,
"h": 215.5
},
"luminance": 0.2635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2599B1
secondary
#C87A6A
accent
#5C3FE8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082