#2599B3#2599B3
#2599B3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.104 H 217.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2599B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 153, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 66%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 79%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.44, -22.05, -22.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.44, 31.47, 225.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.29% -0.0831 -0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.29% 0.104 217.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2874, 26.4279, 46.6709) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.98
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.05
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.39
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2599B3 #B33F25
analogous
#25B386 #2599B3 #2552B3
triadic
#2599B3 #B32599 #99B325
tetradic
#2599B3 #8625B3 #B33F25 #52B325
square
#2599B3 #8625B3 #B33F25 #52B325
split-complementary
#2599B3 #B32552 #B38625
monochromatic
#10424E #1B6E80 #2599B3 #3EBBD7 #71CDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#2599B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#2599B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2599B3
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2599B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2599B3 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8894B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7587B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2599b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 153, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.104 217.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c9',
500: '#2599b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2599b3; $custom-light: #78b7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2599b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 153,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.986,
"s": 65.741,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63289,
"c": 0.10411,
"h": 217.1
},
"luminance": 0.2643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2599B3
secondary
#C87C6B
accent
#5E3FE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082